Stunning... Pachinko is about outsiders, minorities and the politically disenfranchised. But it is so much more besides. Each time the novel seems to find its locus – Japan's colonization of Korea, World War II as experienced in East Asia, Christianity, family, love, the changing role of women – it becomes something else. It becomes even more than it was'

New York Times

A deep, broad, addictive history of a Korean family in Japan enduring and prospering through the 20th century

David Mitchell, Guardian

Luminous... a powerful meditation on what immigrants sacrifice to achieve a home in the world'

Junot Diaz

A long novel, but it never feels it - Min Jin Lee's storytelling is effortless

Stylist, Pick of the best new books for 2017

Gripping... a stunning achievement, full of heart, full of grace, full of truth'

Erica Wagner

The work of a writer in complete control of her characters and her story and with an intense awareness of the importance of her heritage... Told with such flair and linguistic dexterity that I found myself unable to put it down. Every year, there are a few standout novels that survive long past the hype has died down and the hyperbolic compliments from friends scattered across the dust jacket have been forgotten. Pachinko, a masterpiece of empathy, integrity and familial loyalty, will be one of those novels'

John Boyne, Irish Times