Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who grew up in Nigeria, was shortlisted for the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing. Her work has been selected by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and the BBC Short Story Awards and has appeared in various literary publications, including Zoetrope and The Iowa Review.

photograph by Marco Del Grande

Fellow novelist ANNE BERRY on CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun is a stunning book throughout, set in 1960’s Nigeria as it erupts into the bloody Biafran War of secession. There is so much I loved about this book, the crisp narration that never balks from taking the reader into the darkest corners of man’s nature, the relationship between the twin sisters Olanna and Kainene, the clashing of their different natures and the divergent paths they follow.

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Half of a Yellow Sun - Fourth Estate 25th anniversary edition Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 23 October 2008. Shortlisted for Author of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007. Reviewed on Richard & Judy on... Format: Hardback - Released: 30/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £22.50 - Saving £7.50 (25%)

Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A 2011 World Book Night selection. February 2012 Guest Editor Joanna Trollope on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie... Here’s a real find. A gorgeous (in every sense) young writer who makes modern stories sound fresh but as if they come from ancient story... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/01/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie This review is provided by bookgroup.info. Purple Hibiscus is the story of a fifteen-year-old Nigerian girl, Kambili, and describes her life under the constraints of her father's strict regime. When life in the city becomes dangerous during a military... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)