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A young woman is torn between her Korean heritage and American upbringing. Min Jin Lee's acclaimed debut novel.
A young woman is torn between her Korean heritage and American upbringing. Min Jin Lee's acclaimed debut novel.
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FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO
‘Ambitious, accomplished.’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘A remarkable writer.’ THE TIMES
‘Exquisitely evoked.’ USA TODAY
Casey Han's years at Princeton have given her a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, a popular white boyfriend, and a degree in economics. The elder daughter of working-class Korean immigrants, Casey inhabits a New York a world away from that of her parents. But she has no job, and a number of bad habits.
So when a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined to carve a space for herself in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth – but at what cost?
As Casey navigates an uneven course of small triumphs and spectacular failures, a clash of values and ambitions plays out against the colourful backdrop of New York society, its many shades and divides. Addictively readable, Min Jin Lee's bestselling debut Free Food for Millionaires exposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways in a city packed with haves and have-nots.
‘Explores the most fundamental crisis of immigrants' children: how to bridge a generation gap so wide it is measured in oceans.’ OBSERVER
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Min Jin Lee's Free Food for Millionaires is praised as an ambitious and engrossing work of fiction, reminiscent of classic 19th-century romances. It is lauded as a significant American novel with a focus on the experiences of immigrants' children, offering insight into Korean American life. The book has been compared to literary greats like Eliot and Austen, praised for its exquisite portrayal of love and intricate character development, making it both engaging and poignant.
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ISBN: 9781801105323
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 August 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Apollo
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 44.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 453g
Pages: 672
About the Author
Min Jin Lee is the author of the novels Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, a finalist for the National Book Award, runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and a New York Times '100 Best Books of the Century.' Lee is the 2024 recipient of The Fitzgerald Prize for Literary Excellence. From South Korea, Lee has received the Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, the Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award, and the Samsung Happiness for Tomorrow Award for Creativity. She is the recipient of fellowships in Fiction from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Lee is an inductee of the New York Foundation for the Arts Hall of Fame and the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. Lee served as the Editor of Best American Short Stories 2023. Lee’s essays and criticism have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Vogue, and The Times. She is a Writer-in-Residence at Amherst College. She is at work on her third novel, American Hagwon, and a non-fiction work, Name Recognition.
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