Settings: Yeongdo, Korea: Osaka, Tokyo, Japan.Time Period: Between 19, covering Japan’s annexation of Korea and World War II.Publication Date: 7th of February, 2017.Inspiration: The writer’s experiences in immigrant life.The book was nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction and came out as a finalist for its rich coverage of issues related to immigration, race, and identity. ‘ Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee takes a good peek into the history of Korean immigrants in Japan by capturing the pristineness of their experiences in another man’s land.
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