Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — 1st Edition

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Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — 1st Edition

Name: Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4646
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Publication: London, Fourth Estate, 2006

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 433, [7].

Condition Report: Near Fine. The book itself is remarkably well-preserved, featuring bright, unblemished crimson cloth boards with sharp corners and unoxidised black spine titling. The binding is exceptionally tight and square, suggesting the volume has been largely unread. Internally, the pages are clean, crisp, and entirely free of foxing or toning, maintaining a pleasing brightness throughout. The original unclipped dust jacket displays vibrant, unfaded artwork. It exhibits only the mildest of shelf-wear, primarily consisting of very faint rubbing and minute creasing to the extreme head and tail of the spine and the upper corners, with no significant chips, tears, or restorative work present.

Catalogue Note: This is a true United Kingdom First Edition, First Impression of Adichie's seminal novel. Issued without internal illustrations, the volume relies entirely on the strength of its profound narrative and the striking, iconic cover art of the dust jacket.

There are no bookplates, prior ownership inscriptions, or binder's stamps present. While later printings and international editions of this title are widely ubiquitous, a true UK first printing in this robust, well-preserved state is decidedly uncommon on the open market and remains a highly desirable acquisition for collectors of contemporary modern first editions.

Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, Half of a Yellow Sun is a sweeping, masterful narrative that intimately recreates a seminal moment in modern African history: the impassioned struggle to establish the independent republic of Biafra in the late 1960s. Adichie brilliantly weaves together the lives of five distinct characters, including a young houseboy, a radical university professor, and a privileged sociology teacher, whose intersecting destinies are violently upended by the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. Epic in its ambition yet devastatingly personal in its emotional scope, the novel is a profound exploration of moral responsibility, ethnic allegiance, and the enduring, complicated power of love amidst the horrific realities of conflict.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Book Publisher: Fourth Estate

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 448

Book Publication Year: 2006

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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