Min Jin Lee, PACHINKO
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this special weekend re-release, Zibby interviews New York Times bestselling author Min Jin Lee about Pachinko, a gorgeous, page-turning saga (and National Book Award finalist!) about four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fighting to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.
"A powerful meditation on what immigrants sacrifice to achieve a home in the world. Pachinko confirms Lee's place among our finest novelists."―Junot Díaz
"An exquisite, haunting epic...moments of shimmering beauty and some glory, too, illuminate the narrative...Lee's profound novel...is shaped by impeccable research, meticulous plotting, and empathic perception."―Booklist
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir. |
| 0:21.9 | Our books are already out now. |
| 0:23.5 | You can check it out on ZippyBooks.com. |
| 0:25.6 | And we have a magazine called ZibbyMag where we have lots of wonderful essays and lifestyle |
| 0:31.2 | features. |
| 0:31.8 | That's at Zibbymag.com. |
| 0:33.1 | We have classes at Zippy Classes.com. |
| 0:35.4 | And I recently opened a bookstore in L.A. called Zibby's Bookshop |
| 0:40.3 | at 1-1-1-3 Montana Avenue at 11th Street in San Monica. I hope that you are able to enjoy some of |
| 0:47.9 | our other offerings. But this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in 2018. |
| 0:56.1 | And no matter what I do, this is basically my favorite thing. Enjoy it. I'm re-releasing this episode with Minjin Lee, |
| 1:06.7 | author of Pichinko, which has become a TV show and a massive sensation. I interviewed |
| 1:14.0 | Minjin Lee in a business center at a hotel in L.A. after attending a conference she was at, |
| 1:22.5 | and it was a creative way to do it as we sat with the glass door to the lobby and did it impromptu |
| 1:32.4 | quick episode. But I would do anything and still would do anything to talk to one of my |
| 1:38.9 | favorite authors. And I was absolutely riveted by and obsessed with Pachinko and couldn't wait to talk to her about it. |
| 1:46.1 | So it's funny to now revisit this years later. |
| 1:49.1 | I hope you enjoy our conversation. |
| 1:51.1 | I'm thrilled to be here today with Min Jin Li. |
| 1:53.7 | Min Jin Li is the award-winning best-selling author of Pachinko, a multi-generational novel about a Korean family and the Korean diaspora. |
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