Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is set against the backdrop of which major historical conflict?
- The Rwandan Genocide
- The Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War)
- The Apartheid struggle in South Africa
- The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya
Answer: The Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War)
Published in 2006, the novel intimately portrays the lives of people caught in the devastating Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970) when the southeastern region attempted to secede as Biafra.