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Min Jin, Lee

Heidi Pitlor

Harpercollins

Free Food For Millionaires

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Hutchinson

Casey Han's years at Princeton have given her 'a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, wealthy friends, a popular white boyfriend, and a magna cum laude degree in economics.But no job, and a number of bad habits...'The elder daughter of working-class Korean immigrants who run a dry cleaning shop in Manhattan, Casey inhabits a New York a world away from that of her parents. Ambitious, spirited and obstinate, she's developed a taste for a lifestyle - and a passion for beautiful hats and expensive tailoring - she hasn't the means to sustain. And between the culture to which her family so fiercely cling and the life she aspires to, Casey must confront her own identity, the meaning of wealth, and what she really wants from her future.As Casey navigates an uneven course of small triumphs and spectacular failures, a clash of values, ideals and ambitions plays out against the colourful backdrop of New York society, it's many layers, shades and divides.

Free Food for Millionaires

Grand Central Publishing

A stunning debut - a big, vibrant novel of class, race and cultural clash set against the colourful backdrop of New York society

Arrow Books

The daughter of Korean immigrants, Casey Han has refined diction, a closeted passion for reading the Bible, a popular white boyfriend, and a magna cum laude degree in economics from Princeton, but no job and an addiction to the things she cannot afford in the glittering world of Manhattan. In this critically-acclaimed debut, Min Jin Lee tells not only Casey's story, but also those of her sheltered mother, scarred father, and friends both Korean and Caucasian, exposing the astonishing layers of a community clinging to its old ways and a city packed with struggling haves and have-nots.

**FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO**\n‘This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel..’ The Times 
‘Exquisitely evoked.’USA Today 
‘Ambitious and accomplished.’ New York Times 
‘Could have been penned by Austen herself.’ Daily Mail 
''An insight into the secret world of Korean America.'' Observer\nCasey Han is a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can’t afford. When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she''s determined to make her way in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth – but at what cost?\nThis sharp-eyed epic exposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways – a portrait of intergenerational strife, immigrant struggle, and social and economic mobility – set against the glimmering backdrop of late-twentieth-century New York City.\nPraise for Min Jin Lee: 
‘Powerful.’ Barack Obama 
‘A masterpiece.’ John Boyne 
‘Deep, broad, addictive.’ David Mitchell 
‘Luminous... powerful.’ Junot Díaz 
‘Eye-opening.’ The Times

Free Food for Millionaires: From the acclaimed author of PACHINKO

Genre Fiction

Apollo

Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

Pachinko

United States

Hachette B and Blackstone Publishing

Fille d'immigrants coréens, Casey Han a été élevée dans le Queens dans le respect des traditions et des valeurs de ses parents. Propriétaires d’un pressing, ils ont travaillé dur pour payer les meilleures études à leur fille et lui permettre une belle carrière professionnelle. Mais à 22 ans, Casey, diplômée de Princeton, a pris les goûts de luxe et les manières de ses camarades et ne rêve que d’une vie glamour à Manhattan.\nÀ la suite d’une dispute au sujet de son avenir, son père la met à porte. Casey décide alors de se débrouiller toute seule, loin des jugements de la communauté soudée de ses parents. Mais elle découvre bientôt que son diplôme en économie de Princeton ne suffit pas à la débarrasser de la dette de sa carte de crédit et d'un petit ami toxique...\nLorsqu'une rencontre fortuite avec un vieil ami lui offre une nouvelle opportunité, elle est déterminée à entrer dans ce monde étincelant de privilèges, de pouvoir et de richesse, mais à quel prix ?\nNée à Séoul, Min Jin Lee a immigré aux États-Unis avec sa famille à l’âge de sept ans. Elle publie en 2007 son premier roman La famille Han. Pachinko, son deuxième roman, finaliste du National Book Award en 2017, s’est immédiatement hissé au rang de best-seller international et est resté plus d’un an en tête des ventes du New York Times. Il a été traduit dans 30 langues et adapté en série télévisée. 
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