Half of a Yellow Sun
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2007 | Winner |
About This Book
Set in Nigeria during the civil war of the late 1960s—the Biafran War—the novel follows three characters: Ugwu, a young Igbo man who becomes a houseboy; Olanna, the daughter of a wealthy Igbo man who chooses to live with her professor boyfriend; and Richard, a shy English writer in love with Olanna's sister. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007.
About the Author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on 15 September 1977 in Enugu, Nigeria, into an Igbo family and raised on the University of Nigeria campus in Nsukka, in a house once occupied by Chinua Achebe. She moved to the United States at nineteen and attended Eastern Connecticut State University (BA summa cum laude, 2001), Johns Hopkins University (MA in creative writing, 2003), and Yale University (MA in African studies, 2008). Her works blend Western and African elements, exploring culture, gender, immigration, and the Biafran War. Read more →
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