Aya
Love in Yop City
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2013
Summary
“Oubrerie’s style animates both the broadly funny and painfully grave moments in Abouet’s rhythmic slice-of-life storytelling.” –The Washington Post
Aya: Love in Yop City comprises the final three chapters of the Aya story, episodes never before seen in English. Aya is a lighthearted story about life in the Ivory Coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the country’s history.
While the stories found in Aya: Lo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770460928 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1770460926 |
| Author: | Marguerite Abouet, Clement Oubrerie |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 864g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 241mm |
| Series: | Aya |
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Critics Review
“Oubrerie’s style animates both the broadly funny and painfully grave moments in Abouet’s rhythmic slice-of-life storytelling.” –The Washington Post
“As wise and compassionate as its titular protagonist, the book is a charming cultural ambassador from Ivory Coast. ” –Pop Matters
Marguerite Abouet
The writer Marguerite Abouet was born in Abidjan in 1971 and now lives outside of Paris.
The artist Clément Oubrerie was born in Paris in 1966 and has illustrated more than forty children’s books.
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