Min Jin Lee Knihy

Pačinko je hazardní hra, kterou všichni hrají, ale společnost jí opovrhuje. Pačinko jsou peníze a jakuza. Sundža je negramotná dívka z malé jihokorejské vesnice, která za celý život pozná hodně dřiny a jen málo vlídnosti a pochopení. Těsně před válkou ji osud zavane do Japonska, kde se kromě bídy musí potýkat i s pohrdáním a diskriminací. Rodina je pro ni vším, požehnáním i prokletím. Svým dětem se ze všech sil snaží zajistit lepší život, ale vzdělání samo o sobě nestačí. Podnikat v pačinku je pro Korejce v Japonsku jediný způsob, jak zbohatnout, ale peníze nejsou zárukou štěstí. Strhující příběh korejské rodiny se odehrává na pozadí dramatických událostí, které ve dvacátém století změnily tvář Koreje i Japonska. Kniha, na které se stanete závislí stejně jako na pačinku.

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.

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.

A short story by Ji-min Lee published in pamphlet form as part of the IYAGI (meaning: story) series and translated from Korean by Paige Aniyah Morris. From the people who brought you KESHIKI and YEOYU.