Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ππ’ππ§ π°π§ π’ π π¦πππ°πΈ ππΆπ― is a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Nigeria of the 1960s. It narrates the struggles and tensions of the society in a country that had barely started breathing in its nascent independence. The British had just left in 1960 leaving the country to be governed by its own people. However, the citizens are not united. There is a wide rift between the North and the South like in almost any north-south geography. The North has tribes, mainly Hausa, Yoruba and the like, while the South and the East has mostly Igbo people. The differences between the two communities are well-pronounced. Odenigbo and his partner Olanna are Igbos and teach in the Nsukka University in the South. Olanna's sister Kainene lives with her English lover Richard who is in Nigeria to research on the heritage arts, especially the Igbo-Ukwu art. The sisters are from an affluent family living in the richest area of Lagos, the largest city of Nigeria. Kainene looks after her fathe...