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Half of a Yellow Sun is a historical fiction novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about the Nigerian Civil War. It follows the lives of five characters, including Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard, who are affected by the conflict and its consequences.
Sep 12, 2006 · A historical fiction about the Biafran war in Nigeria in the 1960s, told through the lives of three characters: a houseboy, a professor, and an Englishman. The novel explores themes of identity, love, and morality in a time of violence and upheaval.
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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.
Sep 4, 2007 · A haunting story of love and war in Biafra, a former Nigerian state that fought for independence in the late 1960s. The novel follows five characters who are caught up in the conflict and its aftermath, and explores themes of identity, politics, and human nature.
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Nigerian civil war, a novel that made people understand the war from those at the center of the conflict.Publication Date: 2006.Literary Period: Contemporary.Point of View: Third-person point of view.‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is Chimamanda’s second novel. Being an Igbo woman and a pro-supporter of the Biafran movement, Chimamanda showed how life was in Nigeria before, during, and after the civil war of 1967. With most of her books centered around the civil war, Chimamanda drew upon the stories of people who experienced the war first-hand. ‘Half of...
Books related to ‘Half of a Yellow Sun‘ tell stories of how war and strife shape people’s lives. Here is a list of books related to ‘Half of a Yellow Sun.’ 1. ‘Homegoing‘by Yaa Gyasi is a book that tells the story of two sisters Effia and Esi, born in two different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. While Effia is married to an English man and l...
A novel that tells the story of the Biafran War from the perspective of four people from different backgrounds. Learn about the themes, characters, historical context, quotes, and reviews of this award-winning book.
A historical fiction about the Biafran war in Nigeria, told from the perspectives of three characters: a houseboy, a professor's mistress, and a young Englishman. The novel explores themes of love, identity, and morality in a time of violence and upheaval.
Nov 12, 2008 · CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE's work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker and Granta. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus; Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize; Americanah, which won the NBCC Award and was a New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year; the story collection The Thing Around Your ...
