Her saving grace comes when a Christian minister, Baek Isak, accepts to marry and adopt her child. However, the unfortunate happens as, during her adolescent age, Sunja meets, falls deeply in love, and becomes pregnant with Hansu, a wealthy fisherman and member of Japan’s organized crime group ‘ Yakuza.’ Hunsu refuses to marry her, and this results in shame and disgrace for Sunja and her family for being pregnant without a husband. Born to a disabled, poor fisherman, Hoonie, and his wife Yangjin, in the fishing village of Yeongdo, Sunja is pampered and treated with great love and affection and taught the values of family and the benefits of being Industrious. ‘ Pachinko’ narrates the story of Sunja, the central character connecting four generations of The Baek’s family. The book follows an emotional story of the Baek family – through to the fourth generation, and their migration from their home country, Korea, to Japan – just after Japan’s annexation of Korea, followed by the resulting struggle to adjust and fit in against the odds of perpetual ostracization of non-natives living in Japan.
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