Half of a Yellow Sun
2006 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation, see Half of a Yellow Sun (film).
Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published in 2006 by 4th Estate in London, the novel tells the story of the Biafran War[2] through the perspective of the characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard.
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Author | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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Country | UK |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Set in | Nigeria |
Publisher | 4th Estate[1] |
Publication date | 2006 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 448 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-00-720028-3 |
OCLC | 78988623 |
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It received critical acclaim and won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2007. In 2013, it was adapted into a film of the same name.