Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel of the Nigerian Civil War, first published by Fourth Estate in London in 2006, with Knopf publishing in North America. Set mainly in Nsukka in the 1960s, it won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2007.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Fourth Estate, 2006
- First published
- Fourth Estate, London, 2006
The first edition of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was published in London by Fourth Estate in 2006. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Adaptations
- Half of a Yellow Sun film, 2013
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Nigeria
- Genre
- historical fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Purple Hibiscus
In print
- Editions recorded
- 43 on Open Library, 21 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 22 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Purple Hibiscus2003 · 2 editions
- The Thing Around Your Neck2009 · 1 edition
- Americanah2013 · 2 editions
- Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, Purple Hibiscus2014 · 2 editions
- We Should All Be Feminists2014 · 1 edition
- Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions2017 · 2 editions
- Notes on Grief2021 · 1 edition
- Dream Count2025 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of Half of a Yellow Sun?
The first edition of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was published in London by Fourth Estate in 2006.
How many editions of Half of a Yellow Sun are there?
We track 2 editions of Half of a Yellow Sun, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did Half of a Yellow Sun win any awards?
Yes: Half of a Yellow Sun won the Women's Prize for Fiction (2007), according to Wikidata.
Has Half of a Yellow Sun been adapted?
Yes, including Half of a Yellow Sun (film, 2013), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after Half of a Yellow Sun?
In order, it follows Purple Hibiscus, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Half of a Yellow Sun, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Half of a Yellow Sun, Marlowes Books (marlowesbooks.com)
- Half of a Yellow Sun, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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