Before the Decade Ends, Here Are the Best Novels of the 21st Century

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2006)

Half of a Yellow Sun tells the story of the Biafran War through the lens of three characters: Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard. The book jumps between events during the early and late 1960s, when the war took place, and extends until the end of the war.

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