{"product_id":"half-of-a-yellow-sun-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-1st-edition","title":"Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Fourth Estate, 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 433, [7].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWinner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"47\"\u003eHalf of a Yellow Sun\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54353282040147,"sku":"4646","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_175357.jpg?v=1784538509","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/half-of-a-yellow-sun-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}