Heartbreaking masterpiece about love and war.
"Half of a Yellow Sun" would be a great read for someone interested in historical fiction set during the Biafran War in Nigeria. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie weaves together the lives of different characters with different backgrounds, showing how war changes not only the political landscape but also the personal lives of those who live through it. The novel is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit, even in the darkest of times.
ISBN: 9780007200283
Authors:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2007-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
War
Goodreads rating: 4.34
(rated by 156720 readers)
Description
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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