{"product_id":"pachinko-parlor-paperback","title":"Pachinko Parlor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisa Shua Dusapin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAneesa Abbas Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eWinter in Sokcho, \u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and gaze out of the window. Women's calves, men's shoes, heels trodden down by the weight of bodies borne for too long.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is summer in Tokyo. Claire finds herself dividing her time between tutoring twelve-year-old Mieko, in an apartment in an abandoned hotel, and lying on the floor at her grandparents' daydreaming, playing Tetris, and listening to the sounds from the street above. The heat rises; the days slip by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plan is for Claire to visit Korea with her grandparents. They fled the civil war there over fifty years ago, along with thousands of others, and haven't been back since. When they first arrived in Japan, they opened Shiny, a pachinko parlor. Shiny is still open, drawing people in with its bright, flashing lights and promises of good fortune. And as Mieko and Claire gradually bond, a tender relationship growing, Mieko's determination to visit the pachinko parlor builds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pachinko Parlor \u003c\/em\u003eis a nuanced and beguiling exploration of identity and otherness, unspoken histories, and the loneliness you can feel among family. Crisp and enigmatic, Shua Dusapin's writing glows with intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisa Shua Dusapin\u003c\/b\u003e (1992) was born in France and raised in Paris, Seoul, and Switzerland. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eWinter in Sokcho\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the Prix Robert Walser, the Prix Régine Desforges, and the 2021 National Book Award for Translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAneesa Abbas Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e has translated books by Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Ali Zamir, and Nina Bouraoui. \u003ci\u003eSeven Stones\u003c\/i\u003e by Vénus Khoury-Ghata won the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and both \u003ci\u003eA Girl Called Eel\u003c\/i\u003e by Ali Zamir and \u003ci\u003eWhat Became of the White Savage\u003c\/i\u003e by François Garde won PEN Translates awards. Her translation of Elisa Shua Dusapin's \u003ci\u003eWinter in Sokcho \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2021 National Book Award for Translation.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44323822141542,"sku":"9781948830614","price":24.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SmdiNWpld2ZCL1VyTFBqTG05bVJMUT09.webp?v=1768157445","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/pachinko-parlor-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}