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A haunting story of love and war from 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.
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"a brilliant first novel set in the Nigeria/Biafra during the conflict. Particularly, amazing considering Adichie wasnt even born then. A very poignant account of what armed conflict does to people, families, communities and nations. A must-read. A word of caution though...its tediously long. I would have stopped about 200 pages before Adichie stopped."
— Sumanya (4 out of 5 stars)
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" this book is so interesting "
— jacob, 3/19/2024 -
" As good as 'The Kite Runner' if not better! "
— Prasad, 2/4/2014 -
" It's absolutely wonderful! Plot twists keep you guessing and the characters are fascinating. "
— Sarah, 1/29/2014 -
" reminder to self, if the story takes place at wartime, it most likely will not be a mood lifter- cathartic possibly but not a mood lifter. "
— Tarrigon, 1/27/2014 -
" My first introduction to the Biafran War. The characters are wonderful and come alive. Most recommended. "
— Aaron, 1/13/2014 -
" Very well written book about 3 people's lives during the Nigerian/Biafran war. "
— Valerie, 1/10/2014 -
" This book changed my life. "
— Kierston, 1/5/2014 -
" Enlightening about a time and place I knew nothing about, Biafra and its relationship to Nigeria "
— Pat, 12/30/2013 -
" I liked the story, the way it unfolded back and forth between the early and late '60s. Interesting, sympathetic characters, and a good balance of foreshadowing and surprise in the plot. I also learned a lot about the Biafran-Nigerian war. "
— Beccaneuwirth, 12/10/2013 -
" loved this beautifully written novel on something i dont normally enjoy reading about....war!..and the price that is paid by millions of humans throughout history...an insight into the history of modern Nigeria. "
— Eta, 12/7/2013 -
" Torn between 4 and 5 stars, but my wife says I don't give enough 5 star reviews, so i'll go 5. All the grandeur of post-colonial fiction minus the white privilege, plus gut punches of despair. I recommend it. "
— Christoph, 12/4/2013 -
" Wonderful read, the last half i couldnt put the book down. "
— Barbara, 11/24/2013 -
" A story set during the Biafran civil war. Very good. "
— Issi, 11/6/2013 -
" Beautifully written; this is a compelling heartbreaking look at a small piece of African history.Haunting. "
— Suzanne, 10/25/2013 -
" Its a brilliant story and 'saddish'It encompasses love,betrayal,brutality,losing it all,war... I LOVED IT "
— Ritah, 7/16/2013 -
" Overwhelming story, unforgettable characters. "
— Vcsjose, 11/5/2012 -
" It was amazing. I loved how it showed me the history of my country, it was breathtakingly good and I was captured through out the novel. "
— Rahmat, 9/14/2012 -
" This is the genre of book I love the most - historical fiction - set in a foreign country in modern times. Almost as good as (often better than) travel writing... "
— Frannie, 5/9/2012 -
" This book was fantastic and I really wanted to finish it but I found the descriptions of the war too harrowing for me to get more than about a third of the way through. That probably says more about me than the book. "
— Bev, 4/14/2012 -
" Loved this book! A real gem. "
— Cathy, 1/7/2012
About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has had three books on the New York Times bestselling list. She grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into thirty languages and has appeared in various publications, including the New Yorker. Her novel Half of a Yellow Sun won the Orange Broadband Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and it was a New York Times Notable Book and a People and Black Issues Book Review Best Book of the Year. Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She is a recipient of a 2008 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
About Zainab Jah
Robin Miles, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, has twice won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, an Audie Award for directing, and many Earphones Awards. Her film and television acting credits include The Last Days of Disco, Primary Colors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, New York Undercover, National Geographic’s Tales from the Wild, All My Children, and One Life to Live. She regularly gives seminars to members of SAG and AFTRA actors’ unions, and in 2005 she started Narration Arts Workshop in New York City, offering audiobook recording classes and coaching. She holds a BA degree in theater studies from Yale University, an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a certificate from the British American Drama Academy in England.