“She had loved Hansu, and then she had loved Isak. However, what she felt for her boys, Noa and Mozasu, was more than the love she felt for the men; this love for her children felt like life and death. After Noa had gone, she felt half-dead. She could not imagine any mother feeling differently.”
Min Jin Lee, born in 1968, is a talented writer known for her delicate emotions and profound insights into the lives of Asian immigrants and their descendants. Her debut novel, 'Pachinko', received widespread acclaim and won multiple literary awards. more
“Writing and theatre are two of my greatest passions in life.”
“That’s one thing I’d learned about kids – they only hear what you don’t want them to.”
“Mom and Dad could've done it," he said. "They were grown-ups. We're just . . . tall children.”