Pachinko (Deluxe Limited Edition)

A limited hardcover deluxe edition of the modern classic Pachinko–named one of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century–following four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fighting to control their destiny in 20th-Century Japan Features: New hardcover jacket with special effects Four color specially designed endpapers Specially designed foil stamped case Four color stenciled edges Ribbon bookmark History is seldom kind. In Min Jin Lee’s acclaimed and magisterial novel,four generations of a poorproud immigrant family fight to control their destinies while exiled from their homeland. In the early 1900steenaged Sunjathe adored daughter of a fishermanfalls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the worldbut when she discovers she is pregnant–and that her lover is married–she refuses to bend to his will. Instead she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home and reject her son’s powerful father sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through generations. Richly told and profoundly movingPachinko is a story of lovesacrificeambitionand loyalty. From bustling street markets to the halls of one of Japan’s finest universities to pachinko parlors and the criminal underworldLee’s complex and passionate characters–resilientfierce womendevoted sistersbright sonsfathers shaken by moral crises–survive and flourish against the indifferent arc of history.