Half of a Yellow Sun

Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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A haunting story of love and war from "one of the world's great contemporary writers" (Barack Obama), the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists. With effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra's impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria during the late 1960s. We experience this tumultuous decade alongside five unforgettable characters: Ugwu, a thirteen-year-old houseboy who works for Odenigbo, a university professor full of revolutionary zeal; Olanna, the professor's beautiful young mistress who has abandoned her life in Lagos for a dusty town and her lover's charm; and Richard, a shy young Englishman infatuated with Olanna's willful twin sister Kainene. Half of a Yellow Sun is a tremendously evocative novel of the promise, hope, and disappointment of the Biafran war.

General Information

  • : 9780007200283
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.32
  • : July 2007
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • : English
  • : very good
  • : 448

$19.99 NZD

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