Ebook {Epub PDF} Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet

I really enjoyed “Aya of Yop City (Aya de Yopougon)”, the graphic novel series written by Marguerite Abouet and illustrated by Clément Oubrerie. Yopougon aka Yop City is a large popular neighborhood in Abidjan, known for its «maquis» – open air restaurants where people dance after dinner – and its party scene. Aya is a year-old girl.4/5. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet’s youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It’s wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. 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 year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors/5(84).

Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City. Aya of Yop City is a series of six bande dessinée comics written by Marguerite Abouet and drawn by Clément www.doorway.ru original French albums were published by Gallimard between and All six volumes have been translated into English by Drawn www.doorway.rugh not entirely autobiographical, the story is based on the author's life in Côte d'Ivoire. Aya: Love in Yop City comprises the final three chapters of the Aya story, episodes never before seen in English. Aya is a lighthearted account of life in the Ivory Coast during the s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the country's www.doorway.ru the stories found in Aya: Love in Yop City maintain their familiar tone, quick pace, and joyfulness, we see Aya and her friends.

Pick up a copy of Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet: www.doorway.ru put up various book-related videos every Tuesday book reviews on Thurs. 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. Aya: Life in Yop City is a novel that is loosely based on Abouet’s life and centers around year old Aya, her friends, and their families in the Ivory Coast working class suburb of Abidjan in the s. Aya was the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angouleme International Comics Festival, the Children’s Africana Book Award, and the Glyph Award.