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title: "Half of a Yellow Sun"
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# Set in 1960s Nigeria Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Award-winning literature Half of a Yellow Sun

**Price:** 277 kr
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## Summary

> 📖 Own the story that redefined African literature – don’t miss out!

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- **What is this?** Half of a Yellow Sun
- **How much does it cost?** 277 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **Rich Historical Context:** Experience the turbulent 1960s Nigerian civil war through deeply personal stories.
- • **Perfect Paperback Edition:** Beautifully bound and portable, ideal for your daily commute or weekend escape.
- • **Award-Winning Storytelling:** From the Women’s Prize for Fiction winner, a masterpiece praised by TIME and ELLE.
- • **Complex Characters & Themes:** Explore race, class, love, and colonialism intertwined in a gripping narrative.
- • **A Modern Classic of African Literature:** Dive into a Pulitzer-worthy narrative that shaped global literary conversations.

## Overview

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a critically acclaimed paperback novel set during Nigeria’s 1960s civil war. Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and ranked top in African literature categories, it offers a vivid, award-winning exploration of love, politics, and identity.

## Description

**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!** THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION ‘WINNER OF WINNERS’ One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' ‘A literary masterpiece’ DAILY MAIL ‘An immense achievement’ OBSERVER 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. ‘A gorgeous, pitiless account of love, violence and betrayal’ TIME ‘Vividly written, thrumming with life … a remarkable novel’ JOYCE CAROL OATES ‘Adichie entwines love and politics to a degree rarely achieved by novelists’ ELLE Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book 'Dream Count' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-24.

Review: Greatly written. - I love the book. Nicely organized to follow the story. This is my first read from Chimamanda and I will surely be reading Americanah. Thanks
Review: great - it's a nice book, arrived in good condition and the paper cover version was wrapped.

## Features

- Category Type : Literature
- Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- ISBN : 9780007200283
- Binding : Paperback
- Book Language : English
- Publisher : Fourth Estate

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,603 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in African Poetry #4 in Political & Protest Poetry #5 in African Literature |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,004 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Greatly written.
*by K***O on 17 September 2020*

I love the book. Nicely organized to follow the story. This is my first read from Chimamanda and I will surely be reading Americanah. Thanks

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great
*by R***A on 10 January 2021*

it's a nice book, arrived in good condition and the paper cover version was wrapped.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Half of a Yellow Sun | Correct Novel Cover :)
*by K***. on 11 May 2025*

Absolutely delighted with the fact the novel with the correct cover was sent through following what may have been a misunderstanding. Thanks to the team! Yet to read the book, but happy to have it part of the bookshelf :)

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*Last updated: 2026-09-27*