Adichie (Chimamanda Ngozi) Half of a Yellow sun
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London, Fourth Estate, 2006.
First edition. Signed by the author. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £14.99.
Signed by the author on the title-page. This prize-winning novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard. Subsequently made into a film.
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