Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun
First edition
AuthorChimamanda Ngozi Adichie
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Set inNigeria
Publisher4th Estate[1]
Publication date
2006
Publication placeUK
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages448 pp
ISBN978-0-00-720028-3
OCLC78988623

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Half of a Yellow Sun". 4th Estate. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Nixon, Rob (1 October 2006). "A Biafran Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2008.

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