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This highly anticipated novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is set in Nigeria during the 1960s, at the time of a vicious civil war in which a million people died and thousands were massacred in cold blood.

The three main characters in the novel are swept up in the violence during these turbulent years. One is a young boy from a poor village who is employed at a university lecturer's house. The other is a young middle-class woman, Olanna, who has to confront the reality of the massacre of her relatives. And the third is a white man, a writer who lives in Nigeria for no clear reason, and who falls in love with Olanna's twin sister, a remote and enigmatic character.

As these people's lives intersect, they have to question their own responses to the unfolding political events. This extraordinary novel is about Africa in a wider sense: about moral responsibility, about the end of colonialism, about ethnic allegiances, about class and race; and about the ways in which love can complicate all of these things.
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‘Heartbreaking, funny, exquisitely written and, without doubt, a literary masterpiece and a classic’ Daily Mail

‘Stunning. This novel is an immense achievement’ Observer

‘A landmark novel. Adichie brings to history a lucid intelligence and compassion, and a heartfelt plea for memory’ Guardian

'Vividly written, thrumming with life … a remarkable novel. In its compassionate intelligence as in its capacity for intimate portraiture, this novel is a worthy successor to such twentieth-century classics as Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and V. S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River' Joyce Carol Oates

'Here is a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers’ Chinua Achebe

‘The character burrow into your marrow and mind, and you come to care for them deeply – something that is all too rare’ Daily Telegraph

‘A sane and compassionate new voice in an often strident world’Financial Times

‘Adichie uses language with relish. She infuses her English with a robust poetry’ Helen Dunmore, The Times

‘A powerful account of the Biafran War, horrific and tender in equal measure’ Sunday Telegraph

'Absolutely awesome. One of the best books I've ever read' Judy Finnigan

‘I wasted the last fifty pages, reading them far too greedily and fast, because I couldn’t bear to let go … magnificent’ Margaret Forster

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The international bestseller and Women’s Prize for Fiction’s ‘Winner of Winners’

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 4th Estate GB (11 July 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007200285
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007200283
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE's work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker and Granta. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus; Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize; Americanah, which won the NBCC Award and was a New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck; and the essay We Should All Be Feminists. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.

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JPak
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, vivid, engrossing story.
Reviewed in Australia on 16 July 2019
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This is a wonderful book about a time and a tragic war of which I knew almost nothing. I could not put it down. The story is deeply involving and the characters are achingly real. It is one of those books that make you feel as if you are watching the action unfold in an extraordinarily vivid way. I loved it. I thank the author for her wonderful gift to readers.
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Linda C Parker
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Australia on 2 November 2015
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Turned the last page thinking there more 😔 .
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Sylvia Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best reading experiences.
Reviewed in Australia on 17 June 2020
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A novel which squeezes the emotions until you cannot bear it. All the horrors of a conflict caused by the power and privilege of foreigners, how casually and cruelly this leads to the people of a nation fighting for their very existence at the expense of fellow countrymen and women. Wonderful characters we can understand and for whom we weep. Her writing is superb. The narration in the audio version is rich, adds to the reading experience. What a gift she has. Thank you Chimamanda.
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Anne Whight
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! A masterpiece of storytelling.
Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2018
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This was an amazing book, a great tale that also provided insight into the tragic history of the Biafran War. The vast sweep of the story is personalised through everyday characters such as the very likable Ugwu, Master, and their families and friends. Nice twist at the end. It is a long book, but one I so looked forward to reading each evening, that I had to force myself to stop or I would have continued all night! Truly a masterpiece of storytelling.
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Flo Mats
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
Reviewed in Australia on 8 November 2021
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One of the best ways to learn and relate to the Biafran war. An absolute wonderful and engaging narration indeed.
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Fay Rowe
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2015
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I learned all about the civil war and the Biafrans. Very good
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Bron J
3.0 out of 5 stars Harrowing
Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2021
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Half of a Yellow Sun was well written, the characters were multi faceted and the story was quite compelling - this I did enjoy about. However, perhaps because the suffering and hardship of this war was a reality, I found this book quite depressing and left me feeling despondent for humanity. Do not read this book if you are expecting a feel good story.
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Geraldine
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wondrous Experience
Reviewed in Australia on 23 July 2019
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As I read this book I suddenly realised I didn't actually feel as if I was reading at all. It was a strange and unusual sensation; it was as if I was floating along in the actual events if the story, witnessing them as opposed to reading about them. Such is the skill and power of this woman. She is a gift to humanity and I hope she writes much more for us to live her books.
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Lucia R. Vidigal
5.0 out of 5 stars História da guerra pela Independência da Biafra
Reviewed in Brazil on 11 May 2023
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Excelente escritora, prende sua atenção do começo ao fim. O livro é uma aula de história romanceada da tragédia que foi a independência da Biafra.
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Janet
5.0 out of 5 stars Biafra
Reviewed in Spain on 31 December 2023
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Qué es Biafra? Quién?

Biafra fue el nombre que tomó la región sudoriental de Nigeria al proclamar su independencia de este país e instituirse como una república en 1967. Subsistió como Estado independiente hasta principios de 1970.

Chimamanda nos cuenta una historia, real o ficción pero que vale la pena conocer.

Buena lectura!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Biafra
Reviewed in Spain on 31 December 2023
Qué es Biafra? Quién?

Biafra fue el nombre que tomó la región sudoriental de Nigeria al proclamar su independencia de este país e instituirse como una república en 1967. Subsistió como Estado independiente hasta principios de 1970.

Chimamanda nos cuenta una historia, real o ficción pero que vale la pena conocer.

Buena lectura!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes history life in an amazing way
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 18 October 2023
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Amazing book, strong writing.
How love, relationships between man and woman, siblings, parents and children are so universal.
How war can bring up the worst and the best in people.
If you remember Biafra this narrative will give it good context, very sad and beautiful at the same time
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pages non imprimées
Reviewed in France on 31 July 2022
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hawkchild
5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar and shaking
Reviewed in Mexico on 31 May 2020
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This book robbed me of my peace. I trembled as I read the accounts of life during the Biafran war for independence. The characters are so incredibly well developed and so vibrant that once you have met them, you feel as though you are with them, watching friends living these horrors. I am grateful to this author for teaching me about something that I hope to never live.
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