"Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's essential reading." -Joann Sfar, cartoonist of The Rabbi's Cat 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. 
Clément Oubrerie's warm colors and energetic, playful line connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet's vibrant writing. 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. Drawn &amp; Quarterly will release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Book Two. Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angoulême 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.

Aya: Life in Yop City

Abouet, Marguerite

Oubrerie, Clément

Oubrerie, Marguerite Abouet & Clément

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Drawn and Quarterly

THE DRAMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE AYA SERIES 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: Love in Yop City maintain their familiar tone, quick pace, and joyfulness, we see Aya and her friends beginning to make serious decisions about their future. When a professor tries to take advantage of Aya, her plans to become a doctor are seriously shaken, and she vows to take revenge on the lecherous man. With a little help from the tight-knit community of Yopougon though, Aya comes through these trials stronger than ever.
This second volume of the complete Aya includes unique appendices―recipes, guides to understanding Ivorian slang, street sketches, and concluding remarks from Marguerite Abouet explaining history and social milieu. Inspired by Abouet's childhood, the series has received praise for offering relief from the disaster-struck focus of most stories set in Africa. Aya is the winner of the Best First Album Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival; was nominated for the YALSA's Great Graphic Novels list; and was included on "best of" lists from The Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.

Aya: Love in Yop City

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Graphic Novels

“[Aya] wittily delves into both the political and the pop during an enchanted era when anything seemed possible.” —Vibe Vixen The original Drawn &amp; Quarterly volume of Aya debuted last year to much critical acclaim, receiving a Quill Award nomination and praise for its accessibility and for the rare portrait of a warm, vibrant Africa it presents. This continuation of the dynamic story by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie returns to Africa’s Ivory Coast in the late 1970s, where life in Yop City is as dramatic as ever. Oubrerie’s artwork synchronizes perfectly with Abouet’s funny and lighthearted writing, which together create a spirited atmosphere and scenarios that, however unique to the bygone setting, remain entirely contemporary in their effect. The original cast of characters is back in full force, with a case of questionable paternity fanning the flames of activity in the community. The new mother Adjoua has her friends to help with the baby, perhaps employing Aya a bit too frequently, while a new romance leaves Bintou with little time for her friends, let alone their responsibilities. The young women aren’t the only residents of Yopougon involved in the excitement, however; Aya’s father is caught in the midst of his own trysts and his employer’s declining Solibra beer sales, and Adjoua’s brother finds his share of the city’s nightlife.

Aya of Yop City

Aya has captured the hearts of North American readers of all ages for the rare portrait it paints of a vibrant, happy, bourgeois Ivory Coast in the 1970s, based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. Not only is Aya complemented with Clément Oubrerie's gorgeous artwork, but the volumes also offer a slice-of-life peek into African culture: complete with recipes, glossaries, and wardrobe instructions for turning one's pagne (brightly colored fabric) into a skirt, head wrap, or baby carrier. Engaging and fun, the universal stories in Aya provide a much-needed context for today's heartbreaking news stories.
Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angoulême 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 in The Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.

Aya: The Secrets Come Out: Volume Three

Ça sent les vacances à Yopougon, quartier populaire d'Abidjan ! La nuit venue, les gazelles vont danser au Secouez-vous, au Ça va chauffer, avant d'embrasser leurs conquêtes à l'hôtel aux mille étoiles. Seule la sage Aya reste chez elle pour étudier¿ À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles de Côte d'Ivoire ? Marguerite Abouet se souvient de son enfance et nous raconte une Afrique bien vivante, tendre et décalée.

Aya de Yopougon (1)

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Фоліо

Adjoua vient d'accoucher. Mais son fils ne ressemble pas du tout à son mari Moussa... Retrouvez Aya, Bintou, Adjoua et leurs familles dans ce deuxième volume des aventures d'Aya de Yopougon.\nBook Description\nAdjoua vient d'accoucher. Mais son fils ne ressemble pas du tout à son mari Moussa... Retrouvez Aya, Bintou, Adjoua et leurs familles dans ce deuxième volume des aventures d'Aya de Yopougon.

Aya de Yopougon (2)

Aya de Yopougon (3)

Aya ne sait comment échapper au chantage de son professeur qui veut coucher avec elle. Inno, lui, "coiffeur pour dames stylées", débarque à Paris. Quand son cousin refuse de l'accueillir, il s'installe dans un foyer malien et y lance la coupe Grace Jones. Mais son succès a des conséquences inattendues...\nBook Description\nAya ne sait comment échapper au chantage de son professeur qui veut coucher avec elle. Inno, lui, "coiffeur pour dames stylées", débarque à Paris. Quand son cousin refuse de l'accueillir, il s'installe dans un foyer malien et y lance la coupe Grace Jones. Mais son succès a des conséquences inattendues...

Aya de Yopougon (4)

Aya de Yopougon (1) (French and English Edition)

GALLIMARD BD

«De nouveaux problèmes animent le quartier de Yopougon, à Abidjan. Les Sissoko refusent de croire que leur fils Moussa est le père du bébé d'Adjoua. Cette dernière se retrouve toute seule pour s'occuper de son fils et profite -un peu trop- des talents de nounou d'Aya. Bintou, elle, est tombée amoureuse d'un Parisien en vacances et n'a plus de temps à consacrer à ses amies. Comme les Ivoiriens boivent de moins en moins de bière, la Solibra va mal et le père d'Aya doit abandonner son second bureau à Yamoussoukro. Mais bientôt les filles n'ont plus qu'une idée en tête : se préparer pour le grand concours de Miss Yopougon¿» (Marguerite Abouet).

Aya De Yopougon (Bayou) (v. 2) (French Edition)

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