English Abouet, Marguerite, 1971- Aya, the secrets come out Boxid IA40258410 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier English Abouet, Marguerite, 1971- Aya de Yopougon. Obscured text on back cover due to sticker attached.Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:07:12 Associated-names Oubrerie, Clément Dascher, Helge, 1965- Dascher, Dag Abouet, Marguerite, 1971- Aya de Yopougon. Translated by Helge Dascher with assistance from Dag Dascher-T.p. Written by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clément Oubrerieįollowing the main text is an "Ivorian bonus" containing a glossary, recipes, information on the Ivorian way of life and an interview with Marguerite AbouetĬompilation 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. It's a wry soap opera revolving around the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City."-Cover 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.
Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It's a golden time, and the nation-an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa-seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angouleme International Comics Festival, the Children's Africana Book Award, and the Glyph Award was nominated for the Quill Award, the YALSA's Great Graphic Novels list, and the Eisner Award and was included on "best of" lists from The Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal."Ivory Coast, 1978. Drawn Quarterly will release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Book Two. This reworked edition offers readers the chance to immerse themselves in Abouet's Yop City, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in Book One. It's a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City.Ĭlement Oubrerie's warm colours and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet's vibrant writing. 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 neighbours. It's a golden time, and the nation, too - an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa - seems fueled by something wondrous.
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