Jul 11 2008
Half of a Yellow Sun
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 9780007200283 DDC: 823.92 
Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair.
This is the story of a collection of different characters; Ugwu from a small village who becomes a Houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor. His lover Olanna. Her twin sister Kainene. Kainene’s English lover Richard. The setting, Nigeria in the 1960’s, is one I know pretty much nothing about. And I know even less about the Republic of Biafra. But it isn’t just a political or historical novel. It is really all about the people.
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