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Books like Pachinko
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: what to read next, and why.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Another multi-decade story of resilient people under heavy social pressure, with similar emotional force.
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Cutting for Stone
A big family saga with a medical backdrop and a similar mix of tragedy and hope.
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Another look at Japan through the eyes of a woman from a poor background, in a more glossy, romantic register.