Half of a yellow sun
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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Book
Edition:
1st North American ed.
Physical Desc:
435 pages ; 25 cm
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TELL WPL Adult Fiction
FIC ADICHIE
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Re-creates the 1960s struggle of Biafra to establish an independent republic in Nigeria, following the intertwined lives of the characters through a military coup, the Biafran secession, and the resulting civil war.
With the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Adichie weaves together the lives of five characters caught up in the extraordinary tumult of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Ugwu is houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor who sends him to school, and in whose living room Ugwu hears voices full of revolutionary zeal. Odenigboʹs beautiful mistress, Olanna, a sociology teacher, is running away from her parentsʹ world of wealth and excess; Kainene, her urbane twin, is taking over their fatherʹs business; and Kaineneʹs English lover, Richard, forms a bridge between their two worlds. As we follow these intertwined lives through a military coup, the Biafran secession and the subsequent war, Adichie brilliantly evokes the promise, and intimately, the devastating disappointments that marked this time and place. -- Publisher description.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1400044162, 9781400044160, 9781400095209, 1400095204, 9780676978124, 0676978126
UPC:
9781400044160
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [436]).
Description
Re-creates the 1960s struggle of Biafra to establish an independent republic in Nigeria, following the intertwined lives of the characters through a military coup, the Biafran secession, and the resulting civil war.
Description
With the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Adichie weaves together the lives of five characters caught up in the extraordinary tumult of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Ugwu is houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor who sends him to school, and in whose living room Ugwu hears voices full of revolutionary zeal. Odenigboʹs beautiful mistress, Olanna, a sociology teacher, is running away from her parentsʹ world of wealth and excess; Kainene, her urbane twin, is taking over their fatherʹs business; and Kaineneʹs English lover, Richard, forms a bridge between their two worlds. As we follow these intertwined lives through a military coup, the Biafran secession and the subsequent war, Adichie brilliantly evokes the promise, and intimately, the devastating disappointments that marked this time and place. -- Publisher description.
Awards
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2007.
Awards
Orange Prize for Fiction, 2007.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Adichie, C. N. (2006). Half of a yellow sun. 1st North American ed. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-. 2006. Half of a Yellow Sun. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-, Half of a Yellow Sun. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Half of a Yellow Sun. 1st North American ed. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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