Half of a Yellow Sun
E553917
Half of a Yellow Sun is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores the human impact of the Nigerian Civil War through the intertwined lives of several characters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Half of a Yellow Sun canonical | 3 |
| Half of a Yellow Sun (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Half of a Yellow Sun Context triple: [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, notableWork, Half of a Yellow Sun]
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A.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Edwidge Danticat that explores themes of Haitian identity, trauma, and mother-daughter relationships.
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B.
No Longer at Ease
No Longer at Ease is a novel by Chinua Achebe that explores the moral and cultural conflicts faced by a young Nigerian civil servant in the late colonial era.
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C.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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D.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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E.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Half of a Yellow Sun Target entity description: Half of a Yellow Sun is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores the human impact of the Nigerian Civil War through the intertwined lives of several characters.
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A.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Edwidge Danticat that explores themes of Haitian identity, trauma, and mother-daughter relationships.
-
B.
No Longer at Ease
No Longer at Ease is a novel by Chinua Achebe that explores the moral and cultural conflicts faced by a young Nigerian civil servant in the late colonial era.
-
C.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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D.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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E.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
postcolonial literature work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Half of a Yellow Sun (film)
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linked to:
Half of a Yellow Sun
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| author | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Orange Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Biafran War
ⓘ
linked to:
Biafran secession
|
| depictsOrganization | Republic of Biafra ⓘ |
| depictsPlace |
Enugu
ⓘ
Lagos ⓘ Nsukka ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Biyi Bandele ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-00-720028-3 ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Big Jubilee Read list ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary African literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kainene
ⓘ
Odenigbo ⓘ Olanna ⓘ Richard ⓘ Ugwu ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Nigerian Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Biafran secession
class and social inequality ⓘ colonialism and postcolonialism ⓘ ethnic conflict ⓘ love and relationships ⓘ war and its human cost ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex female protagonists
ⓘ
portrayal of Biafran perspective on Nigerian Civil War ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 448 ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Fourth Estate
ⓘ
Knopf ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
|
| setInPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
linked to:
Biafran secession
|
| shortlistedFor |
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (as Orange Broadband Prize) longlist
ⓘ
linked to:
Orange Prize for Fiction
|
| structure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
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linked to: Half of a Yellow Sun