Half of a Yellow Sun

Description

Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published in 2006 by Fourth Estate, the novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard.

Excerpt

Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair.

Description

With effortless grace, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in African history: Biafra's 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; 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 promise, hope, and the disappointment of war. --back cover

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Other Editions

• Half of a Yellow SunPaperbackAnchor Books / Random House2007-09-01
• Half of a Yellow SunHardcoverAlfred A. Knopf2006-01-01
• Half of a Yellow SuneBookAnchor Books2006-01-01
• Half of a Yellow SunHarperCollins Publishers Limited2006-01-01
• Half of a Yellow SunPaperbackHarper Perennial2007-01-01
• Half of a Yellow SunPaperbackHikmah2008-08-01