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Min Jin Lee

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Dec 12, 2022

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The author of the award-winning novels “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee, discusses her remarkable career and the long journey and intention behind her Korean diaspora novels.

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Dec 12, 2022

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