Half of a Yellow Sun
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Half of a Yellow Sun is a 2006 novel by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Set in Nigeria in the 1960s, the story follows Ugwu, a teenage houseboy who has moved from his village to work in a un
First edition cover, 2006
Nigerian Civil War
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The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, Nigeria–Biafra War, or Biafra War, was an armed conflict fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state that had declare
Half of a Yellow Sun
…mathematics professor with revolutionary views; and Olanna, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian man, with whom Odenigbo is in love. When the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) breaks out, their lives are thrown into chaos. The novel explores the traumatic diasporic experience triggered by the war, highlighting the…
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Starved girl
Starving children in the Nigerian civil war
Lynn Garrison in cockpit of his F4U-7 Corsair 1966