Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee

About the Book: Pachinko is a historical novel that chronicles four generations of triumphs, tragedies, and everything in between as experienced by a Korean family living as perpetual outsiders in Japan. Despite the compelling sweep of time and history, it is the characters and their tumultuous lives that propel the narrative.

About the Author: Min Jin Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to Queens, New York. She is a Korean American author and journalist. Pachinko, her second novel released in 2017 received strong reviews from ‘The Guardian’, ‘The New York times’ and is on the ‘Best Fiction of 2017’ lists from ‘Esquire.’ It was also a finalist for the ‘National Book Award for Fiction. In her novels, she focuses on aspects mostly related to identity and belonging, immigration, survival, determination and perseverance.

About the Presenter: Amanda Khongwir is a lead trainer at The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad. She has been with the Academy for three years and trains government teachers in various schools across Telangana. As part of the training programme, she has visited many schools in all these districts. Having completed a Masters in TESOL from John Moores University (UK) she has taught the IB curriculum for close to ten years. During her spare time, she enjoys reading.

Topic: ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee

Time: Mar 6, 2022 06:30 PM India

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