Genre

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

Pachinko is a work of historical fiction, following a family that migrates and adapts to Japanese society. It begins with just a “fisherman” and his “wife” but quickly expands as characters marry, raise kids, and grow old. Hoonie, the story’s first named character, marries Yangjin and gives birth to Sunja. Sunja marries Isak and mothers Noa and Mozasu, who become fathers themselves. What begins as a simple, parable-like story blooms into a sprawling account of an entire family tree.