Half of a Yellow Sun
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Half of a Yellow Sun
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Zainab Jah
About this listen
‘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
©2016 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
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- Robintrel
- 27-06-2021
Deeply moving
This is a beautifully written account of a turbulent time in Nigerian history and the impact on the lives of two sisters, their households and communities. It taught me much that I did not know. It is lengthy and often confronting, but it held me from the start. The narration was wonderful. It was a privilege to listen to this extraordinary work.
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- Nicolette
- 23-08-2021
Raw pain
How difficult to hear of this war, Biafra, a country I only knew had existed because of its starved peoples, and their tragic images which reached the press of the time.
As always, a gripping work by Chimamanda. I only wish I had known this truth growing up. A very difficult and sad truth.
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- Patrick
- 14-08-2022
While the world watch us die
Beautifully narrated.
An comprehensive and compelling story on the country of Biafra.
As a child growing up in Australia I remember my mother saying - eat your dinner think of all the starving children in Biafra.
I loved this book with the real life rich characters.
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- SUsan Hutchinson
- 09-04-2023
The world was silent while we died.
This is an encredibly powerful book full of deeply appealing characters that provided great insights into the plight of minorities in Nigeria and the horror that was experienced by Biafrans. I thought it was beautifully narrated. I had trouble turning the book off, and I am sure it will remain with me long after the closing credits. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-07-2022
Igbo language
The narrator struggled with Igbo language. The world watched while Biafrans died and the killings are still going on.
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- JPR
- 23-02-2021
Well worth reading and brilliantly narrated!
The story of the effects of the Biafran War on ordinary people. I found the account of how lives were turned upside down by unwise idealists very moving. The novel was brought to life by the really brilliant narration who I give 5 stars plus! she was absolutely brilliant.
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- Naalongo Acholi
- 12-09-2021
Opened my Eyes to a Whole World
The Biafra war happened when I was young. I had heard talks by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which I loved, so I looked for her books. The powerful characters from Ugwu, to Kainene became so real, I absolutely loved it. I have lived in Uganda for 18 years, so the deep cultural African dynamics resonated with me. Thank you for this rich experience.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-08-2023
Heartbreaking Story
This was a heartbreaking story of the Biafran war in Nigeria told through the eyes of twin sisters and the effects on them and their families and friends. It was well told, though graphic in places. Narration was good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-2023
superb writing
very well narrated.
(had some technical issues playing the book and had to relaunch several times)
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- Anonymous User
- 22-04-2020
Simply written, but lacking no heart.
A very special and engrossing exploration of a time and place most of us know nothing about.
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