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Aya: Life in Yop City
| Full title: | Aya: Life in Yop City |
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| ISBN: | 9781770460829 |
| ISBN 10: | 1770460829 |
| Authors: | Oubrerie, Clément Abouet, Marguerite |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Num. pages: | 384 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2012 |
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Synopsis
Graphic Novel. Ivory Coast, 1978. It's A Golden Time, And The Nation, Too-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 Nineteen-year-old Aya, Her Easygoing Friends Adjoua And Bintou, And Their Meddling Relatives And Neighbors. It's A Wryly Funny, Breezy Account Of The Simple Pleasures And Private Troubles Of Everyday Life In Yop City. Marguerite Abouet ; Clément Oubrerie. Translated By Helge Dascher--t.p. Verso. Includes Ivorian Bonus.