While it is critical of Japan, due to obvious reasons, it also looked at the Korean-Japanese "Zainichi" identity from all different directions, perspectives and walks of life.
Initially, I was worried it would be too heavy-handed, one-sided, overtly critical of Japan, or alternatively, of Korea, but I found that was not at all the case. I thought it was well-written, engaging, thought-provoking and with a vast array of both complex and very relatable human characters. Even though it was by no means a short novel, I was very sad to see it end and would have happily read more. Here are 15 books by Korean and Korean American authors that you should add to your bookshelf ASAP.I just recently finished this novel and I really, thoroughly enjoyed it. If you watch, or are watching, Pachinko and have the urge to learn and read more about Korean history and Korean diaspora identity: You have come to the right place. To write Pachinko, Lee interviewed dozens of Zainichi women, writing in the acknowledgements, "The Korean Japanese may have been historical victims, but when I met them in person, none of them were as simple as that." Showrunner Soo Hugh, too, spoke with as many Zainichi women as possible to inform the show. In the show, Mozasu (Soji Arai) owns a pachinko parlor. For Zainichi Koreans, a route to economic success was running pachinko (a pinball-type game) parlors. These are ethnic Koreans who live in Japan-belonging neither to Korea or Japan, but existing in some in-between space. The show, and Min Jin Lee's novel of the same name, are praised for highlighting the story of Zainichi (literally, "residing in Japan," or resident) Koreans. Featuring an all-star cast-including Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung, South Korean superstar Lee Min-ho, Broadway veteran Jin Ha, and newcomer Minha Lee-the eight episode series is surely poised to become an awards juggernaut. The story traces three generations of a Korean family, beginning in the 1910s in a small fishing village through the 1980s in Osaka, Japan. Apple TV+'s Pachinkois completely captivating.
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