The Archive Episode: Dua & Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On Half Of A Yellow Sun
3/24/202635 min
From the archives this month, we bring you Dua’s conversation with Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on her multi award-winning novel Half Of A Yellow Sun from August 2023.
Dua says: “The story takes place in 1960s Nigeria, both before and during the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War. If this is a period of history you are not familiar with, don’t worry, you are not alone. Chimamanda skilfully balances truth and fiction, giving a gripping sense of what was at stake for those who lived through the war and granting this travesty the attention it d...
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Dua Lipa· Host0:59
[gentle music] Welcome to the Service 95 Book Club with me, Dua Lipa. Today from the archive we have Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who I spoke to in August 2023 about her epic novel, Half of a Yellow Sun. We talk about telling personal stories against the backdrop of war, how history can be both intimate and epic, and the power of love and resilience during unimaginable times. My chat with Chimamanda coming up.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie· Guest1:23
[pen scribbling] Dua,