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Its a story of relocation, farflung love and life as an outsider. Her second novel half of a yellow sun won the 2007 orange prize for fiction. She is the author of the thing around your neck and of 2 novels, purple hibiscus and half of a yellow sun, which won the orange prize and was a nbcc finalist. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Buy a cheap copy of americanah book by chimamanda ngozi adichie. She is the author of the novels purple hibiscus, which won the commonwealth writers prize and the hurston wright legacy award. Americanah, by chimamanda ngozi adichie the new york times.
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