>Half of a Yellow Sun

>A recent instalment of Five Star Literary Stories draws attention to the story Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The story (Adichie later published a novel by the same name) first appeared in Literary Potpourri (which became InkPot) edited by Beverly Jackson. After the story appeared online, it later also appeared in print at Zoetrope: All Story, one of the premier markets for literary short stories and won an O. Henry Prize. It’s a fantastic story. Bev is to be congratulated for having spotted it for LitPot/InkPot.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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