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One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan—the inspiration for the television series on Apple TV+. In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant—and that her lover is married—she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. Profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty. Includes reading group guide New York Times notable book of 2017. A USA Today top ten of 2017. July pick for the PBS NewsHour–New York Times book club Now Read This. Finalist for the 2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Winner of the Medici Book Club Prize. Roxane Gay's favorite book of 2017, Washington Post. New York Times bestseller. #1 Boston Globe bestseller. USA Today bestseller. Wall Street Journal bestseller. Washington Post bestseller.