‘I thought, if I’m going to die, I’m going to write a book first’: Pachinko author Min Jin Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/03/i-thought-if-im-going-to-die-im-going-to-write-a-book-first-pachinko-author-min-jin-lee
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/03/i-thought-if-im-going-to-die-im-going-to-write-a-book-first-pachinko-author-min-jin-lee
Min Jin Lee was Underestimated for Half Her Life. Then She Started to Write.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/magazine/min-jin-lee-american-hagwon.html
A torch bearer for the great 19th-century tradition of social realism, she’s become one of the most important novelists of her generation.
Min Jin Lee on “American Hagwon,” Her First Novel After the Phenomenon of “Pachinko”
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/min-jin-lee-on-american-hagwon-her-first-novel-after-the-phenomenon-of-pachinko
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/magazine/min-jin-lee-american-hagwon.html
A torch bearer for the great 19th-century tradition of social realism, she’s become one of the most important novelists of her generation.
Min Jin Lee on “American Hagwon,” Her First Novel After the Phenomenon of “Pachinko”
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/min-jin-lee-on-american-hagwon-her-first-novel-after-the-phenomenon-of-pachinko