{"product_id":"free-food-for-millionaires-paperback","title":"Free Food for Millionaires - 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\u003eMin Jin Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"mesmerizing\" novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e, the Korean-American daughter of first-generation immigrants strives to join Manhattan's inner circle (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Casey Han: a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. Casey is eager to make it on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton economics degree isn't enough to rid her of ever-growing credit card debt and a toxic boyfriend. 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a city where millionaires scramble for the free lunches the poor are too proud to accept, this sharp-eyed epic of love, greed, and ambition is a compelling portrait of intergenerational strife, immigrant struggle, and social and economic mobility. Addictively readable, Min Jin Lee's bestselling debut \u003ci\u003eFree Food for Millionaires \u003c\/i\u003eexposes the intricate layers of a community clinging to its old ways in a city packed with haves and have-nots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMin Jin Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is a recipient of fellowships in Fiction from the Guggenheim Foundation (2018) and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard (2018-2019). Her novel \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, a runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize, and was one of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' \"Ten Best Books of 2017.\" A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e was also one of the \"Ten Best Books\" of the year for BBC and the New York Public Library, and a \"best international fiction\" pick for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In total, it was on over seventy-five best books of the year lists, including NPR, PBS, and CNN, and it was a selection for Now Read This\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e the joint book club of \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003e Pachinko\u003c\/i\u003e was translated into twenty-seven languages. Lee's debut novel \u003ci\u003eFree Food for Millionaires\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) was one of the best books of the year for the \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eof London, NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and it was a national bestseller. Her writings have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR's \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Cond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Nast Traveler, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eof London\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eLee served three consecutive seasons as a Morning Forum columnist of the \u003ci\u003eChosun Ilbo\u003c\/i\u003e of South Korea. In 2018, she was named as one of Adweek's Creative 100 for being one of the \"ten writers and editors who are changing the national conversation,\" and one of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Frederick Douglass 200. She received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Monmouth College. She was a Writer-in-Residence at Amherst College from 2019-2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987617284397,"sku":"9781538722022","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/bVkrYmdKVnlyWG05WlByTC9leE1hUT09.webp?v=1776183033","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/free-food-for-millionaires-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}