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Half of a Yellow Sun [electronic resource]

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi2009
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THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'WINNER OF WINNERS' 'A literary masterpiece' DAILY MAIL 'An immense achievement' OBSERVER 'A gorgeous, pitiless account of love, violence and betrayal' TIME In 1960s Nigeria, three lives intersect. Ugwu works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos to live with her charismatic lover, the lecturer. And Richard, a shy Englishman, is in thrall to Olanna's enigmatic twin sister. Amongst the horror of Nigeria's civil war, loyalties are tested as they are pulled apart and thrown together in ways none of them imagined. Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's masterpiece is a novel about race, class and the end of colonialism – and the ways in which love can complicate everything. 'Vividly written, thrumming with life ... a remarkable novel' Joyce Carol Oates 'Adichie entwines love and politics to a degree rarely achieved by novelists' Elle 'Absolutely awesome. One of the best books I've ever read' Judy Finnigan
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Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2009
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of Purple Hibiscus, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction; and acclaimed story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Americanah, was published around the world in 2013, received numerous awards and was named one of New York Times Ten Books of the Year. A recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.
Awards:
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist (The National Book Critics Circle)
ISBN:
9780007279289
Language:
English
BRN:
2889418
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