Half of a Yellow Sun
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Beschreibung
Autorenbeschreibung
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. She is one of the most acclaimed authors of her generation. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages and has won numerous prizes, among them: the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (2005), the Orange Prize (2007), the National Book Critics Circle Award (2013), and the PEN Pinter Prize (2018). 2009 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave her first TED Talk “The Danger of A Single Story” which is one of the most-viewed TED Talks of all time. Her 2012 talk “We Should All Be Feminists” has started a worldwide conversation about feminism. In 2020 her novel “Half of a Yellow Sun” received the Women's Prize for Fiction "Winner of the Winner's" (25 years). Adichie is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the UN Foundation Global Leadership Award, the Africa Freedom Prize. She divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.
Beiträge
The book was has been one of my favorites this year. It has an impressive shotgun style narrative and captivating characters that have great story arcs and complex motivations that would be the cause of great debates in a book club. This book is a must read, especially because of the often ignored story of Biafra and the struggle of its -temporary- citizens.
This book. I mean, this book! I was drawn into the story from the first to the last page. There's obviously a lot of politics going on here, there's war, there's hunger and there's desperation. In short, the overall setting is a nightmare. But there's also so much love, compassion, wit and, most of all, wonderful characters that have grown very dear to me. To keep it short in the words of the NY Times: “Instantly enthralling… Vivid… Powerful.”
"You're burning memory (...) I am not. My memory is inside me." This book was extremely touching. I really loved the detailed descriptions of the character's emotions and actions. While reading I enjoyed how Ugwu, Olanna and Richard do reflect their actions which sometimes seem reprehensible and morally wrong. In context of the Biafran/Nigerian Civil war and/or the character's deeply hurt feelings the 'morally wrong' actions seemed authentic and realistic. Tbh the second part of the book was quite hard to read. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes about the war in such detail which make the war horror even more vivid. I find it challenging to read about war crimes and the intersections of politicians' decisions and the civil population's suffering. It made me furious and sad but that's probably an effect Ngozi Adichie wished for. The book also encourages the reader to reflect on class struggles/differences, racism, patriotism and nationalism. 10/10 bc that's often not the case for novels. I also really liked that besides romantic love stories, other forms of love and relationships (sisterhood, friendship, deeply caring for strangers and people outside of the closest social circle) also existed and the non-romantic/sexual bonds were as strong as/stronger than the romantic bonds. I think the reason why the book was so impressive and challenging for me is the authenticity of the characters. The reader doesn't get chance to idealize the characters bc the main characters are imperfect, make unreasonable decisions and hurt people. But exactly those imperfections and mistakes depicted in a very well written story plus the historical context which made the book so remarkable. It felt like 'Half of a yellow sun' transported me to a completely different reality.
I did not know what I was getting into when I started this book. It is a very brutal story, which I was not prepared for, but even though it depicts heinous crimes, it left me a bit too cold.
Ganz knapp hat es hier auf drei Sterne gereicht. Lange Zeit war ich bei zweien und musste mich ziemlich durch das Buch hindurch kämpfen. Dies lag daran, dass es in den ersten 3/4-eln des Titels hauptsächlich darum geht, wer nun mit wem wieso weshalb und wer von wem schwanger wird oder eben nicht. Dinge, die mich leider so ganz und gar überhaupt nicht interessieren. Uf... Ohne die Leserunde mit einer Freundin hätte ich abgebrochen... Zum Glück hat der letzte Teil vieles wieder gut gemacht. Denn hier wird es richtig intensiv und Adichie bringt genau das, was ich von diesem Buch erhofft hatte. Als Teil einer privilegierten Bevölkerungsschicht habe ich bisher keine Berührungspunkte mit Kriegen gehabt. Seien wir dankbar dafür. Aber eben genau das vergessen wir nur allzu schnell. Deswegen muss es Bücher und Autoren geben, die uns vor Augen führen, was es bedeutet, wenn Krieg herrscht. Wenn plötzlich nichts mehr sicher ist. Keine Garantien mehr bestehen. Das ganze Leben sich auf einen Schlag verändert. Genau das kommt zum Ende hin mit voller Wucht. Seien wir dankbar für unsere langweiligen, alltäglichen Leben. Dafür, dass wir morgens aufstehen, zur Arbeit schlurfen und abends in Ruhe Abendessen können. Denn nichts davon ist selbstverständlich. Durch das Hören dieses Hörbuches konnte ich auch viel über Nigeria und dessen Geschichte erfahren. Zuvor hatte ich noch nie von Biafra gehört. Nun weiss ich, was es damit auf sich hat. Nur schon dafür hat es sich gelohnt, sich durch die für mich weniger interessante Bereiche zu kämpfen.
Beschreibung
Autorenbeschreibung
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. She is one of the most acclaimed authors of her generation. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages and has won numerous prizes, among them: the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (2005), the Orange Prize (2007), the National Book Critics Circle Award (2013), and the PEN Pinter Prize (2018). 2009 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave her first TED Talk “The Danger of A Single Story” which is one of the most-viewed TED Talks of all time. Her 2012 talk “We Should All Be Feminists” has started a worldwide conversation about feminism. In 2020 her novel “Half of a Yellow Sun” received the Women's Prize for Fiction "Winner of the Winner's" (25 years). Adichie is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the UN Foundation Global Leadership Award, the Africa Freedom Prize. She divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.
Beiträge
The book was has been one of my favorites this year. It has an impressive shotgun style narrative and captivating characters that have great story arcs and complex motivations that would be the cause of great debates in a book club. This book is a must read, especially because of the often ignored story of Biafra and the struggle of its -temporary- citizens.
This book. I mean, this book! I was drawn into the story from the first to the last page. There's obviously a lot of politics going on here, there's war, there's hunger and there's desperation. In short, the overall setting is a nightmare. But there's also so much love, compassion, wit and, most of all, wonderful characters that have grown very dear to me. To keep it short in the words of the NY Times: “Instantly enthralling… Vivid… Powerful.”
"You're burning memory (...) I am not. My memory is inside me." This book was extremely touching. I really loved the detailed descriptions of the character's emotions and actions. While reading I enjoyed how Ugwu, Olanna and Richard do reflect their actions which sometimes seem reprehensible and morally wrong. In context of the Biafran/Nigerian Civil war and/or the character's deeply hurt feelings the 'morally wrong' actions seemed authentic and realistic. Tbh the second part of the book was quite hard to read. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes about the war in such detail which make the war horror even more vivid. I find it challenging to read about war crimes and the intersections of politicians' decisions and the civil population's suffering. It made me furious and sad but that's probably an effect Ngozi Adichie wished for. The book also encourages the reader to reflect on class struggles/differences, racism, patriotism and nationalism. 10/10 bc that's often not the case for novels. I also really liked that besides romantic love stories, other forms of love and relationships (sisterhood, friendship, deeply caring for strangers and people outside of the closest social circle) also existed and the non-romantic/sexual bonds were as strong as/stronger than the romantic bonds. I think the reason why the book was so impressive and challenging for me is the authenticity of the characters. The reader doesn't get chance to idealize the characters bc the main characters are imperfect, make unreasonable decisions and hurt people. But exactly those imperfections and mistakes depicted in a very well written story plus the historical context which made the book so remarkable. It felt like 'Half of a yellow sun' transported me to a completely different reality.
I did not know what I was getting into when I started this book. It is a very brutal story, which I was not prepared for, but even though it depicts heinous crimes, it left me a bit too cold.
Ganz knapp hat es hier auf drei Sterne gereicht. Lange Zeit war ich bei zweien und musste mich ziemlich durch das Buch hindurch kämpfen. Dies lag daran, dass es in den ersten 3/4-eln des Titels hauptsächlich darum geht, wer nun mit wem wieso weshalb und wer von wem schwanger wird oder eben nicht. Dinge, die mich leider so ganz und gar überhaupt nicht interessieren. Uf... Ohne die Leserunde mit einer Freundin hätte ich abgebrochen... Zum Glück hat der letzte Teil vieles wieder gut gemacht. Denn hier wird es richtig intensiv und Adichie bringt genau das, was ich von diesem Buch erhofft hatte. Als Teil einer privilegierten Bevölkerungsschicht habe ich bisher keine Berührungspunkte mit Kriegen gehabt. Seien wir dankbar dafür. Aber eben genau das vergessen wir nur allzu schnell. Deswegen muss es Bücher und Autoren geben, die uns vor Augen führen, was es bedeutet, wenn Krieg herrscht. Wenn plötzlich nichts mehr sicher ist. Keine Garantien mehr bestehen. Das ganze Leben sich auf einen Schlag verändert. Genau das kommt zum Ende hin mit voller Wucht. Seien wir dankbar für unsere langweiligen, alltäglichen Leben. Dafür, dass wir morgens aufstehen, zur Arbeit schlurfen und abends in Ruhe Abendessen können. Denn nichts davon ist selbstverständlich. Durch das Hören dieses Hörbuches konnte ich auch viel über Nigeria und dessen Geschichte erfahren. Zuvor hatte ich noch nie von Biafra gehört. Nun weiss ich, was es damit auf sich hat. Nur schon dafür hat es sich gelohnt, sich durch die für mich weniger interessante Bereiche zu kämpfen.