In 1910s Korea, young Sunja falls for a wealthy man with dangerous secrets. When she becomes pregnant, she chooses dignity over scandal, marrying a kind minister and starting a new life in Japan.
But this decision reshapes everything.
Across four generations, her family faces discrimination, poverty, ambition, and resilience as they navigate life as Korean immigrants in a hostile land. From boarding houses to backroom pachinko parlors, their journey unfolds with heartbreaking grace and sweeping scope.
A New York Times bestseller and one of the paper’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Pachinko is a masterful saga of identity, legacy, and quiet survival.
Through war, love, loss, and sacrifice, one family endures.
Because history forgets. But Pachinko remembers.
