Min Jin Lee: Pachinko (AudiobookFormat, 2017, Grand Central Publishing)
[sound recording] /, 30 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 20 Marzo 2017 da Grand Central Publishing.
Following one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from their homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, thery are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity.
This is a family saga that follows a Korean family in Japan from before the WWII to the present day. The writing is simple, easy to read and interesting. Overall a good book, enlightening.
A bit of a slow start, but once I settled in I was captivated to the very end. Beautiful book. Racism was handled with nuance and care.
Some good quotes, too:
"In the end, your belly was your emperor."
"Life is shitty, but not all the time."
