Pachinko
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Pachinko is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Min Jin Lee that follows a Korean family across generations as they navigate life, discrimination, and identity in Japan during the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pachinko canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationPlatform | Apple TV+ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television series ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Pachinko (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Min Jin Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Hansu
NERFINISHED
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Hoonie NERFINISHED ⓘ Isak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Noa NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverSubject | pachinko parlors ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
economic survival
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faith and religion ⓘ gender roles ⓘ racism against Koreans in Japan ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Zainichi Koreans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
assimilation
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colonialism ⓘ discrimination ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pachinko industry in Japan
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portrayal of Korean diaspora in Japan ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Pachinko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 496 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sunja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grand Central Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | pachinko game ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.