Half of a Yellow Sun
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) is a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie set in Nigeria before and during the Biafran War of 1967 to 1970. The story follows Ugwu, a village boy who becomes houseboy to a radical university lecturer; Olanna, the lecturer's partner, who has left a privileged life in Lagos; and Richard, an English writer in love with Olanna's twin sister. As the secessionist state of Biafra fights for survival, war and famine test their loyalties.
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- Dua Lipa: “August marks Service95 Book Club's third Monthly Read, which I'm thrilled to say is the incredible Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.”