Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun
First edition cover
AuthorChimamanda Ngozi Adichie
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Set inNigeria
Publisher4th Estate
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 writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was published in 2006 by 4th Estate. The novel, set in Nigeria, tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard.[1]

  1. ^ Nixon, Rob (1 October 2006). "A Biafran Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2008.