Half of a Yellow Sun

ina yaha Naajeeriya ngam yiylaade naalankaagal Igbo-Ukwu.

Juppude duuɓi nay yeeso, caɗeele ina njuɓɓina hakkunde Hausa e leñol Igbo e teemedde yimɓe ina maaya e warngooji, ina jeyaa heen neene mum e kaaw mum giɗaaɗo Olanna. Republique keso, ina wiyee Biafra, ko Igbo en mbaɗi ɗum. Sabu hare nde, Olanna, Odenigbo, ɓiɗɗo maɓɓe debbo tokooso, mo ɓe mbiyata tan ko "Baby", e Ugwu, ndogi dogde Nsukka, woni wuro jaaɓi-haaɗtirde e nokku hakkille mawɗo e nder ngenndi kesiri ndii. Ɓe njottii haa jooni e wuro mooliiɓe wiyeteengo Umuahia, ɗo ɓe ngoni e tampinde e haɓaade sabu ŋakkeende nguura, e jolngooji weeyo ɗi ngonaa juutɗi e nokkuuji paranoia. Ina woodi kadi ko haalaa e luural hakkunde Olanna e Kainene, Richard e Kainene e hakkunde Olanna e Odenigbo.

So deftere nde diwii e fuɗɗoode kitaale 1960, en nganndii wonde Odenigbo ina ɗaanii e suka debbo wuro, Amala, mo ndeen jibini ɓiɗɗo mum. Olanna ina tikkani janfa makko, ina ɗaanii e Richard e nder sahaa ndimaagu. O hooti Odenigbo nden ɓe anndi ɓaawo man Amala sali jogaago ɓiyiiko debbo keso, Olanna felliti ɓe joga mo.E nder wolde nde, Olanna, Odenigbo, Baby, e Ugwu ina njooɗii e Kainene e Richard, ɗo Kainene ina joginoo nokku mooliiɗo. Ngonka maɓɓe ko yaakaare, sibu ɓe ngalaa nguura, ɓe ngalaa safaara. Kainene fellitii yeeyde e nder laabi gaño, kono o artiraani, hay so tawii ko caggal nde wolde ndee joofi, yontereeji seeɗa caggal ɗuum. Deftere ndee joofi ko e laaɓal, janngoowo oo anndaa so tawii Kainene ina wuuri.

Jikkuuji Ugwu – Deftere nde fuɗɗotoo ko e Ugwu. Ko o suka wuro jeyaaɗo Opi, caggal ɗuum wonti golloowo to galle Odenigbo. E les njiimaandi Odenigbo e Olanna, Ugwu ina waawi jokkude jaŋde mum e yahrude yeeso e karallaagal mum binndol e nder deftere nde fof.[3] O etoo jokkondirde e yumma makko e miñiiko debbo, Anulika, e nder wuro makko, omo woni e ƴeewde cellal e wellitaare yumma makko. Waktuuji makko ɓuuɓɗi ina keewi ɓurde yiɗde makko, ko wayi no Nnesinachi, Eberechi, e Chinyere. Nguurndam makko ina taƴaa e doole nde o waɗtaa e konu Biafran e doole. Ko ɗoon o seedtotoo, omo tawtoree hareeji bonɗi e warngooji ɗi o doolni ngam waɗde.

Odenigbo – Odenigbo fuɗɗi deftere nde ko jannginoowo hiisawal to duɗal jaaɓi haaɗtirde Nsukka. Miijooji makko tiiɗɗi ɗii ngaddi won e jikkuuji mbiyata mo ko "revolutionnaire". O ɓuri yiɗde ko sosiyaalisma e leñol haa kapitaalisma e pan-afrikanism walla ngenndiyaŋkaagal. Caggal nde wolde ndee addani mo woppude golle makko to duɗal jaaɓi haaɗtirde Nsukka, Odenigbo wonti golloowo e nder hare ndee e les njiimaandi Direkteer Manpower . Nguurndam makko keeriɗam ɓuri heewde ko e jokkondiral makko e dewgal makko caggal ɗuum e Olanna. Ko kanko woni baaba Baby, hay so tawii Amala, wonaa Olanna, ko yumma Baby. Odenigbo kadi ina jogii jokkondire tiiɗɗe, hay so tawii noon ina ɓuuɓna, e yumma mum. "Mama" ina toɗɗii jokkondiral makko e Olanna, maayde Mama ina fuɗɗoo Odenigbo dow laawol alkol e depression.

Olanna – Olanna ina jeyaa e jikkuuji tati ɗi deftere ndee haaldata. Ko o ɓiy mawɗo Ozobia, ɓiɗɗo jom suudu Kainene. Olanna mawni ko to leydi Najeriya, caggal ɗuum o naati duɗal jaaɓi haaɗtirde to leydi Angalteer. O siforaa ko « belɗo mo alaa ko woni e mum », tee mbaadi makko ina heewi hollirde no woɗɓe mbaɗirta mo. Yeru, jibnaaɓe makko ina etoo rokkude mo jokkere enɗam ngam wallitde mo heɓde jokkondire njulaagu. Waɗi noon, jokkondiral makko e jibnaaɓe makko ina famɗi, omo ƴattondiri e taaniiko Ifeka e kaaw makko Mbaezi to Kano. Mohammed ko gorko makko ɓooyɗo, Odenigbo ko gorko makko, kadi ko kanko woni yumma Baby. To bannge golle, ko o porfeseer sosiyoloji to duɗal jaaɓi haaɗtirde Nsukka hade wolde ndee fuɗɗaade. Caggal ɗuum o woni jannginoowo duɗal to Umuahia, haa o walli miñiiko debbo e toppitaade mooliiɓe to Orlu.Kainene – Kainene, ɓiɗɗo Olanna, ina wayi no e fuɗɗoode ina seerti e Olanna no feewi. Ko kanko woni sifaa debbo jom hoore tiiɗɗo, keeriiɗo, coofɗo, hiisaaɗo no feewi. Kainene ina hoɗi to Port Harcourt, ɗo o woni e golloraade baaba makko. Baaba makko, ina manti mo no feewi, ina haalana gooto e sehilaaɓe mum wonde "wonaa tan no ɓiɗɗo gorko nii, o wayi ko no ɗiɗo nii". E fuɗɗoode wolde ndee, ko o ƴattoowo wolde. Kono, caggal nde o seedtii bonanndeeji hare ndee, o wayliima no feewi e jikku makko, o woni e dogde golle baaba makko, o dognata ko nokku mooliiɓe. O heddotoo ko e kulol, e nder heen o felliti yeeyde gaño, o waɗta nguurndam makko e baasal.

Richard Churchill – Richard ko binndoowo Engeleere, garɗo Naajeeriya ngam ƴeewde ñeeñal Igbo-Ukwu. Ko adii fof omo jokkondiri e expats woɗɓe, haa teeŋti e Susan wonti giɗo makko. Kono so o hawrii e Kainene e nder gooto e lanndaaji ɗi Susan ƴaañii mo, o wonti ƴattoore mum. Richard ummiima Nsukka ɗo o jannginta to duɗal jaaɓi haaɗtirde Nsukka, o etoo winndude deftere ko fayti e naalankaagal Igbo-Ukwu. Olanna noddi mo ngam o jeyaa e fedde annduɓe Odenigbo. Richard ina weltii e seedtaade jibineede Biafra, sibu ina sikki ko ɗum addanta mo Biafra tigi rigi. O fuɗɗotoo winndude deftere ko fayti e hare ndee, kono ɓooyaani ko o anndi wonaa daartol makko o haalata. Adichie wiyi e yeewtere wonde miijo Richard ummorii ko e Frederick Forsyth, gardiiɗo Biafra no feewi : « Richard nanndaani e makko hay dara, ko goonga, kono ko senngo Engeleejo tan, ɓurɗo Biafranaaɓe e Biafranaaɓe e koye mum en, . ko goonga ko miijo ummoriingo e makko, Forsyth."

Baaba Marcel – Wallitii e yuɓɓinde ballal mooliiɓe e Kainene to Orlu. Baaba Marcel ina tuuma caggal ɗuum won e mooliiɓe ɓee waɗde ko fotaani.

High-Tech – Suka soldaat, gardiiɗo fedde ƴeewndo Ugwu. Innde high tech ina hollita komanndaaji makko mbiyata ko o ɓuri nafoore e "kaɓirgal ƴeewndo karallaagal toowngal".kewuuji politik mawɗi mbaylaama e nder deftere nde, Adichie wiyi wonde deftere nde ina waɗi "goonga gonɗo e ɓernde", kadi deftere nde hollitii hare ndee ina waɗi batte keewɗe e yimɓe leydi Najeriya.

Jaɓɓugo Feccere e Naange Oolo heɓi njeenaari rewɓe 2007 ngam fiction.[9] Njeenaari ndii ina rokketee hitaande kala ngam deftere asliire ɓurnde moƴƴude nde debbo winndi e ɗemngal Engele ; Njeenaari Adichie ndii ko 30 000 £.[9] Deftere nde jaɓɓaama no feewi e juuɗe ƴeewooɓe, nde naati e "100 defte ɓurɗe maantinde e hitaande ndee" New York Times.[10] E wiyde Book Marks, deftere nde heɓi ƴeewte "rave" tuugiiɗe e ƴeewte 7 ɗe ƴeewooɓe ɓee mbaɗi, heen 5 ko "rave" e 2 ko "positif".[11] E nder Bookmarks Magazine Nov/Dec 2006, jaaynde mooftunde ƴeewte defte, deftere nde heɓi (4.5 e nder 5) tuugnaade e ƴeewte defte ɗe ciimtol ngol holliti, "Fooyde e humpito ɓesngu makko e daartol Naajeeriya duuɓi sappo ko adii ɗuum." jibineede makko, Adichie winndi deftere mawnde, haawniinde, nde heɓi nafoore e kala fannu.".[12]E nder ƴeewndo jaaynde wiyeteende The Seattle Times, Mary Brennan inniri deftere nde "taariindi laaɓtundi, ndi rokkata jannde daartol mettunde e daartol neɗɗo".[13] The New York Times waɗii ƴeewndo ɓurngo jillondirde e deftere nde, o teskiima wonde "wakkatiiji goɗɗi binndol Adichie ina laaɓti no feewi, yahdu deftere ndee ina famɗi no feewi" kono kadi "kala nde o toɗɗii tiitooɗe ɗe o ɓuri yiɗde — nuunɗal e janfa — binndol makko ina ɓuuɓtoo nguurndam."[2] E nder deftere Literary Review, William Brett winndii: “Adichie ina ɗacca tuumre hulɓiniinde ina ƴetta ɗaɗi mum ko adii, caggal ɗuum ina ɗacca ɗum ina ɓuuɓtoo seeɗa-seeɗa. Ooɗoo sifaa ƴoƴre ina addana jaŋngude mo wonde huunde haawniinde, nde alaa ɗo haaɗi, kono nde weltinirta ɗum » . O woppi en e ndee ɗoo daartol teskinngol ko fayti e hare, nuunɗal, bonannde, e yiɗde e nder Afrik hannde. Nde o woni e pentugol natal ɓuuɓngal musiiba baɗnooɗo to Biafra e kitaale 1960, daartol makko ina heɓa ɓernde mum goonga e nder jokkere enɗam nguurndam tati gaadoraaɗam ɗam henndu hoddiro ɓuuɓnata. Haala makko ina teskini, ina waawi yejjiteede.”[15] Ƴeewndo Rob Nixon ngoo, yeewtidii e bannge daartol deftere ndee: “Feccere e Naange Oolo ina nawta en e nder nguurndam gaadoraaɗam, ɗam ustaare dowlaaji ngenndiiji. So ganndo Olanna arii e nokku mooliiɓe, o teskiima wonde – o ɓuri tiiɗde e lankiiɗo ko o siftori koo, o wayi ko no o feccatnoo ko ɗiɗi so o jooɗiima ɗoon e ɗoon. – Ko peeje Adichie ngam waawde huutoraade geɗe tokoose – e mbaydi mbaylaandi ndi aduna oo woni e mum – nde njiy-ɗen oon neɗɗo ina ara, e nder leydi caggal leydi, ina arta ina arta.”[15] Binndol e nder jaaynde The Guardian, Maya Jaggi noddi deftere nde "deftere maantiniinde".[16] Aïssatou Sidimé ummoriiɗo San Antonio Express-News noddi binndol Adichie ngol "winndoowo Naajeeriya mo hulɓinii, mo haalata, mo heɓi njeenaari, ina yaawi hollude hoore mum wonde o hulaani e aadaaji winndooɓe mawɓe Afriknaaɓe." commented: "Min meeɗaa hawrude e hakkilantaagal e fuɗɗotooɓe, kono ɗoo ko binndoowo keso mo dokkal daartol ɓooyngol", o wiyi kadi ko fayti e Adichie: "O hulaani, walla o ƴettataa kulhuli kulɓiniiɗi siwil Naajeeriya konu."

E hitaande 2019, Feccere e Naange Oolo ko deftere 10ɓiire ɓurnde moƴƴude gila 2000.[18]

Ñalnde 5 noowammbar 2019, jaaynde BBC naatnii feccere e naange geese e doggol mum defte 100 ɓurɗe waawde.[19]