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Aya life in Yop City

"Ivory Coast, 1978. It's a golden time, and the nation--an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa--seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted 19-year old Aya, her easy-going friends A...

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Main Author: Abouet, Marguerite, 1971-
Other Authors: Oubrerie, Clément, Dascher, Helge, 1965-, Dascher, Dag, 1962-
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
French
Published: Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2012.
Edition:1st pbk. ed., July 2012.
Series:Aya ; 1-3
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Teenage girls > Côte d'Ivoire > Young adult fiction.
Côte d'Ivoire > Young adult fiction.
Graphic novels > Young adult.
Comic books, strips, etc > Young adult.
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Summary:"Ivory Coast, 1978. It's a golden time, and the nation--an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa--seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted 19-year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's a wry soap opera revolving around the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City."--Cover.
Item Description:Written by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clément Oubrerie.
Following the main text is an "Ivorian bonus" containing a glossary, recipes, information on the Ivorian way of life and an interview with Marguerite Abouet.
Compilation of the first 3 books in the Aya series, published in English under the titles: Aya, Aya of Yop City and Aya : the secrets come out. Originally published in French as v. 1-3 of Aya de Youpougon.
Translated by Helge Dascher with assistance from Dag Dascher--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:344 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781770460829
1770460829
Author Notes:Marguerite Abouet was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in 1971. At the age of twelve, she was sent with her older brother to study in France under the care of a great uncle. She lives in Romainville, a suburb of Paris, where she works as a legal assistant and writes novels she has yet to show to publishers. Aya is her first comic. It taps into Abouet's childhood memories of Ivory Coast in the 1970s, a prosperous, promising time in that country's history, to tell an unpretentious and gently humorous story of an Africa we rarely see―spirited, hopeful, and resilient.


Clement Oubrerie was born in Paris in 1966. After a stint in art school he spent two years in the United States doing a variety of odd jobs, publishing his first children's books and serving jail time in New Mexico for working without papers. Back in France, he went on to a prolific career in illustration. With over forty children's books to his credit, he is also cofounder of the 3D animation studio Station OMD. A drummer in a funk band in his spare time, he still travels frequently, especially to the Ivory Coast. In Aya, his first comic, Oubrerie's warm colors and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet's vibrant writing.

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