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Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published in 2006 by 4th Estate in London. The novel tells the story of the Biafran War [2] through the perspective of the characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard. It received critical acclaim and won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2007.
Sep 12, 2006 · Half of a Yellow Sun—which takes its name from the emblem of Biafra—reveals a Nigeria that could have been, before it became a nation split by war. Set in the early and late 1960s, the narrative revolves around twin sisters, Olanna and Kainene, members of the Igbo élite.
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A novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about the Nigerian Civil War and its impact on four characters: Olanna, Odenigbo, Ugwu, and Richard. The novel explores themes of love, identity, and violence through their perspectives and experiences.
Epic, ambitious, and triumphantly realized, Half of a Yellow Sun is a remarkable novel about moral responsibility, about the end of colonialism, about ethnic allegiances, about class and race—and about the ways in which love can complicate them all.
A novel that tells the story of the Biafran War from the perspective of four people from different backgrounds. Learn about the characters, themes, historical context, quotes, and related books of this award-winning historical fiction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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Half of a Yellow Sun is a tremendously evocative novel of the promise, hope, and disappointment of the Biafran war.
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