![]() ![]() Visiting South Korea to celebrate the publication of the new translated version of “Pachinko” under the Korean publishing house Influential, the author talked about the intention behind “Pachinko,” her upcoming book “American Hagwon” and why these books should reach the widest possible audience. “Pachinko” became a bestseller in the US and Korea, and has been made into a TV show on Apple TV+. ![]() It would take another decade for her to finish the book, but this version definitely had the impact that she intended. ![]() I didn’t want to waste your time,” Lee told reporters during a press conference in Seoul on Monday. “It was a terrible book … it was really boring and even my husband said it was really boring. Her quest for accuracy and authenticity even led her to abandon a previous draft in 2007 called “Motherland” which was nearly a full-length book. Korean American writer Min-jin Lee, 53, spent some 30-odd years writing her second novel “Pachinko.” She interviewed numerous people in Korea, Japan and other places around the world for this book. ![]()
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