Aya
Abouet, Marguerite, 1971-2007
Book
For the residents of Yopougon, everyday life is good. It is the early 1970s, a golden time - work is plentiful, hospitals are clean and well-equipped, and school is obligatory. The Ivory Coast is as an island of relative wealth and stability in West Africa. For the teenagers of the town, though, worries are plentiful, and life in Yop City is far from simple. "Aya" tells the story of its nineteen-year-old heroine, the clear-sighted and bookish Aya, and her carefree and fun-loving friends Adjoua and Bintou. Navigating meddling relatives and neighbours, the girls spend a last summer of their childhood on the sun warmed streets of Yop City - sneaking out for dancing at open-air bars, strong solibra beer, chicken in peanut sauce and avoiding at all costs the scandal pages of the Calamity Morning..."Aya" is a captivating, colourful and hugely entertaining portrayal of an Africa we rarely see, spirited and resilient, and full of the sounds, sights and smells of a prosperous town and its varied inhabitants.
Main title:
Aya / Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrerie.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2007.
Collation:
96 p. : chiefly col. ill., 1 map. ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.Translated from the French.Originally published: MontreÌal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.Formerly CIP. Uk
Shelving notes:
23257 0000075111 1 29-04-2012 99 http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/Marguerite_Abouet http://www.amazon.com/Aya-Marguerite-Abouet/dp/1894937902/ref=lp_B0034OIWB8_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335699460&sr=1-1 leozit 05-11-2012 7
ISBN:
97802240818490224081845 (hbk)9780224081849 (hbk)0224081845 (hbk)
Dewey class:
741.5
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
105517
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Graphic Novel | GRA ABOU | Available |