Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  • Release Date: 2006-09-12
  • Genre: Literary Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 367 Ratings
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Description

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • From the award-winning, bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—a haunting story of love and war. • Recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction “Winner of Winners” award.

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.

Reviews

  • Brought me to tears more than once.

    5
    By Dawn Melody
    I’m here because of the author’s Ted talk. This read was incredible. She has this amazing way of writing that immerses you deeply in each character. She’s incredible. I can’t wait to read another book by her.

  • Yes

    5
    By nyckae
    Love her writing

  • I could not put this book down

    5
    By PicPurrFit
    This was the first book I ever read by this author. After this book I tracked down her other books and read them all. She’s such a talented writer. This has got to be one of my favorite fictional books. I know so many people that can relate to this story & I see glimpses of real life people & situations. Wonderful writing great book.

  • Not a novel but a gift to the world

    5
    By TheMsBlackinese
    A must read

  • Half of a yellow sun

    5
    By Vkamara
    Just one word. Amazing

  • Beautifully written

    5
    By Biolanuga
    Reminds me of Chinua Achebe and professor Wole Soyinka's way of story telling. Kind of book I'd love me children to read. Good to know that there's someone in my generation that writes as beautifully as this. Well done sister!!!!

  • Amazing

    5
    By Nappyreader
    Be careful, after reading this book the characters will haunt u. Beautifully written.

  • An absolute gem

    5
    By Tanitaz
    I absolutely loved this book. Not only was it a very interesting story reflecting a terrible war that I knew little about, but through the eyes of a cast of characters that were absolutely dazzling in their strength and fallibilities. If you like historical fiction and stories about families, this is a must read .

  • Brilliant

    5
    By TagalogLover5
    As one of the children of Biafra (I experienced the war as a five to eight year old boy), I say thank you to Ms. Adichie for writing a book I often thought of writing but could never have written as well as she did. Thank you for writing about an event that we should never forget.

  • Awesome!

    5
    By justtope
    I've been waiting for this book to get on iBooks. Had the paperback version but I got it missing. It is such a human story, all the characters and flaws. And it depicts a struggle that Nigerians have been trying to ignore. I didn't even know there was a war. It does a really nice depiction of how we can all change under impossible circumstances. Author deserves applauds.

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