Half Of A Yellow Sun

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From The Awardwinning Bestselling Author Of Americanah And We Should All Be Feministsa Haunting Story Of Love And War Recipient Of The Womens Prize For Fiction Winner Of Winners Award With Effortless Grace Celebrated Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Illuminates A Seminal Moment In Modern African History Biafras 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 Thirteenyearold Houseboy Who Works For Odenigbo A University Professor Full Of Revolutionary Zeal Olanna The Professors Beautiful Young Mistress Who Has Abandoned Her Life In Lagos For A Dusty Town And Her Lovers Charm And Richard A Shy Young Englishman Infatuated With Olannas Willful Twin Sister Kainene Half Of A Yellow Sun Is A Tremendously Evocative Novel Of The Promise Hope And Disappointment Of The Biafran War