Min Jin Lee Books

"A new tour de force from the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires, for readers of The Kite Runner and Cutting for Stone. PACHINKO follows 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 its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity"-- Provided by publisher

**FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO** 'This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel..' The Times 'Exquisitely evoked.' USA Today 'Ambitious and accomplished.' New York Times 'Could have been penned by Austen herself.' Daily Mail 'An insight into the secret world of Korean America.' Observer Casey Han is a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined to make her way in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth - but at what cost? This sharp-eyed epic exposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways - a portrait of intergenerational strife, immigrant struggle, and social and economic mobility - set against the glimmering backdrop of late-twentieth-century New York City. Praise for Min Jin Lee: 'Powerful.' Barack Obama 'A masterpiece.' John Boyne 'Deep, broad, addictive.' David Mitchell 'Luminous... powerful.' Junot Díaz 'Eye-opening.' The Times

Casey Han's years at Princeton have given her 'a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, wealthy friends, a popular white boyfriend, and a magna cum laude degree in economics.But no job, and a number of bad habits...' The elder daughter of working-class Korean immigrants who run a dry cleaning shop in Manhattan, Casey inhabits a New York a world away from that of her parents. Ambitious, spirited and obstinate, she's developed a taste for a lifestyle - and a passion for beautiful hats and expensive tailoring - she hasn't the means to sustain. And between the culture to which her family so fiercely cling and the life she aspires to, Casey must confront her own identity, the meaning of wealth, and what she really wants from her future. As Casey navigates an uneven course of small triumphs and spectacular failures, a clash of values, ideals and ambitions plays out against the colourful backdrop of New York society, it's many layers, shades and divides...

A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee and series editor Heidi Pitlor. Min Jin Lee, author of the highly acclaimed National Book Award Finalist Pachinko, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

'A beautifully woven page turner' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz A gripping and heartwrenching novel of damage and survival, grief and unexpected solace, Marilyn and Me is a fascinating - and timely - insight into an extraordinary time and place

A compact reference book covering five major themes - Earth and the universe, biology, society, science and technology, and the humanities. Coverage ranges from potted biographies of actors to details of satellites and rocket launches.

어디에도 속하지 못했던 자이니치들의 도전과 생존의 역사 『파친코』는 ‘역사가 우리를 망쳐 놨지만 그래도 상관없다.’라는 강렬한 문장으로 시작된다. 이 소설은 내국인이면서 끝내 이방인일 수밖에 없었던 자이니치(재일동포)들의 처절한 생애를 깊이 있는 필체로 담아낸, 작가 이민진의 혼이 담긴 수작이다. 한국계 1.5세인 미국 작가 이민진은 자이니치의 존재를 처음 접한 후, 일본의 사회적, 경제적 사다리 아래쪽에서 신음하고 있는 자이니치들에 대한 관심을 가지게 되었다. 일본에서 직접 만난 자이니치들의 복잡하고도 광활한 인생에 겸허해진 이민진은 원고를 모두 버리고 책을 다시 쓰기 시작했다. 정체성과 인간의 가치에 관한 작가의 치열한 고민은 일제강점기부터 1980년대까지를 시대적 배경으로 하여, 부산 영도의 기형아 훈이, 그의 딸 선자, 선자가 일본으로 건너가 낳은 아들 노아와 모자수, 그리고 모자수의 아들인 솔로몬에 이르는 4대에 걸친 핏줄의 역사를 탄생시켰다. 이민진은 그 치열한 역사를 통해 고향과 타향, 개인의 정체성이란 과연 무엇인지 질문한다. 그리고 그 질문은 행간의 의미를 함축하며 담담하게 풀어나가는 서사에 녹아 전해진다.

È un’immagine che suscita terrore: un’onda alta più di 30 metri, come un palazzo di 10 piani, che avanza, cancellando tutto ciò che incontra. Il mare con un sinistro risucchio dall’inesorabile lentezza, sembra prima ritirarsi, lasciando esposto un fondale che brulica di pesci saltellanti, quasi volesse attirare nella sua trappola i più imprudenti tra i curiosi. Poi la potenza travolgente dell’acqua si abbatte e nulla può frenare la sua corsa devastante. Attraverso immagini, storie e testimonianze dei più terribili tsunami che hanno colpito le coste del nostro pianeta nel corso dei secoli, Walter Dudley, professore di oceanografia e uno dei massimi esperti di tsunami, ci spiega come si forma un’onda anomala, quali ne sono le cause e gli effetti sull’ambiente. E ci aiuta a trovare una risposta alle domande più inquietanti: come prevederne l’arrivo? Ed è possibile stabilire la “tabella di marcia” di queste onde di morte?