Bøger af Min Jin Lee

A victorian epic transplanted to Japan, following a Korean family of immigrants through eight decades and four generations.

A young woman is torn between her Korean heritage and American upbringing. Min Jin Lee's acclaimed debut novel.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} In this One Book, One New York 2019 nominee from the author of National Book Award Finalist Pachinko, the Korean-American daughter of first-generation immigrants strives to join Manhattan's inner circle.Meet Casey Han: a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. Casey is eager to make it on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton economics degree isn't enough to rid her of ever-growing credit card debt and a toxic boyfriend. When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined to carve a space for herself in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth-but at what cost?Set in a city where millionaires scramble for the free lunches the poor are too proud to accept, this sharp-eyed epic of love, greed, and ambition is a compelling portrait of intergenerational strife, immigrant struggle, and social and economic mobility. Addictively readable, Min Jin Lee's bestselling debut Free Food for Millionaires exposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways in a city packed with haves and have-nots. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px}

I årene inden første verdenskrig falder den unge koreanske fiskerdatter Sunja for en velhavende fremmed. Han lover hende en gylden fremtid, men da hun opdager, at hun er gravid, og at hendes store kærlighed er gift, blegner Sunjas udsigter pludselig. Som en sidste udvej siger hun ja til en ung, svagelig præsts ægteskabstilbud, da han er på gennemrejse på vej til Japan.Dette bliver begyndelsen på en familiesaga om usædvanlige mennesker i eksil fra et hjemland, de aldrig har kendt. I Japan mødes Sunjas slægt af voldsomme racemæssige uretfærdigheder og stor fattigdom, men glæden slipper også ind mellem sprækkerne, mens Sunja og hendes efterkommere finder vej og plads i det japanske samfund. En roman om ambitioner og modgang, fordomme og traditioner, arv og ophav, om det at høre hjemme.