Pachinko
Ranked #1 in Korean, Ranked #2 in Korean History — see more rankings.
In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant--and that her lover is married--she refuses to be bought. Instead, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations.
Richly told and profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story... more
Richly told and profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story... more
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Rankings by Category
Pachinko is ranked in the following categories:
- #9 in 2017
- #74 in AA
- #2 in Asian
- #59 in Award-Winning
- #97 in Book Club
- #72 in Corruption
- #45 in Culture
- #92 in Diverse
- #37 in Family
- #23 in Gambling
- #43 in Gin
- #44 in Historical Fiction
- #81 in Holiday Reading
- #40 in Identity
- #24 in Immigration
- #7 in Japanese
- #30 in Korean War
- #51 in Lesbian
- #43 in Linkedin
- #68 in Motherhood
- #54 in NPR
- #34 in New York Times Bestseller
- #20 in North Korea
- #95 in Page-Turner
- #53 in Racism
- #91 in Saga
- #85 in Strong Women
- #89 in World
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