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Half of a Yellow Sun Showing at TIFF 2013

August 5, 2013 / Leave a Comment /
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A year ago I did a feature on the filming of the  movie, Half of a Yellow Sun starring accaliamed actors, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton. … Drum Rolls Please!! Half of a Yellow Sun will be premiering at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) this September. If this movie is a good representation of … Read more →

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Half of a Yellow Sun

July 17, 2012 / 1 Comment /
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I read “Half of a Yellow  a while back, and I thought it was superb. The Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie did a great job of painting the characters and Nigeria in the 1960s. “The novel takes place in Nigeria during the Nigerian-Biafran War in 1967-1970. The effect of the war is shown through … Read more →

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