![]() ![]() ![]() I felt “seen” and “heard” when reading her work. As a Black immigrant woman living in the U.S. Her clear, crisp and melodic writing style made me feel like a warm blanket was placed over me whilst sitting in a cold, dank room. When I first read Adichie’s Americanah, I felt transported. Set in Nigeria in the 1960s and 1970s against the backdrop of the Nigerian civil war, known as the Biafran war, Half of a Yellow Sun centers on twin sisters Olanna and Kainene - Ibo elite - in an exploration of race, culture, colonialism, violence, politics - and loyalty and love. ![]() And because her work gives every perspective a chance, it can make some people uncomfortable. So I wasn’t entirely surprised when Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun was challenged and banned from a reading list in Michigan high school.Ī Nigerian-American writer and speaker, Adichie is known for stories that delve into pain, love, and the complexity of human existence, sometimes challenging religious and political authorities. When the sudden uptick of book banning began during the pandemic, it became clear to me that a few of my favorite authors’ works would see the guillotine. 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. ![]()
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