ally ▁published ▁by ▁C ory ▁Doctor ow ) ▁Stra ight ▁Do pe ▁article ▁about ▁c aff e ine ▁levels ▁on ▁soft ▁drink s ▁▁▁ ▁Category : So ft ▁drink s <0x0A> </s> ▁P ach ink o ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁novel ▁by ▁Korean - American ▁author ▁Min ▁Jin ▁Lee . ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁P ach ink o ▁is ▁an ▁ep ic ▁historical ▁novel ▁following ▁a ▁Korean ▁family ▁who ▁eventually ▁migr ates ▁to ▁Japan , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁novel ▁written ▁for ▁an ▁adult , ▁English - spe aking ▁audience ▁about ▁Japanese – K ore an ▁culture . ▁The ▁character - dri ven ▁tale ▁features ▁a ▁large ▁ensemble ▁of ▁characters ▁who ▁become ▁subject ed ▁to ▁issues ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁s tere ot ypes , ▁among ▁other ▁events ▁with ▁historical ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁Korean ▁experiences ▁with ▁Japan . ▁ ▁P ach ink o ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁fiction . ▁Apple ▁Inc .' s ▁streaming ▁service ▁Apple ▁TV + ▁has ▁purchased ▁the ▁rights ▁for ▁a ▁television ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁takes ▁place ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁three ▁books : ▁Book ▁I ▁G oh y ang / H omet own , ▁Book ▁II ▁Mother land , ▁and ▁Book ▁III ▁P ach ink o . ▁▁ ▁Book ▁I ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Sun ja ' s ▁father , ▁H oon ie ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁No a