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June 10, 2007

Nigerian Author Wins 2007 Orange Prize

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the 12th-annual Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction with Half of a Yellow Sun, her second novel. The book, a sweeping war epic set during Nigeria’s vicious 1960s Biafran conflict, was called “a moving and important book” by prize judges.

The Orange Broadband Prize is one of the the U.K.’s most prestigious literary awards, given annually to the best novel written in English by a woman of any nationality. Because of its focus, the award has been controversial. Previous winners include Larry’s Party by Carol Shields, Bel Canto by Ann Patchett and On Beauty by Zadie Smith.

Posted by hplreadingcorner at June 10, 2007 4:40 PM