Anonymous Reviews the Aya Cartoon Series by Marguerite Abouet
Verdict: carrot
The Parisian writer, Marguerite Abouet, sets her “Aya” series in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where she was born.
Marguerite Abouet’s hugely popular series of books, centred on the life of a young woman in a cheerful Ivory Coast suburb, show an Africa far from stereotypes of war and disease.
The characters in Aya Of Yopougon grapple with everyday issues like love, family, growing up, pregnancy, marriage – set mostly in a Abidjan suburb that is colourfully illustrated by Abouet’s partner, Frenchman Clement Oubrerie.
“We call it ‘Yop City’, like in an American film,” says young Aya in one of the five comic-book novels.
Book Details
- Aya by Marguerite Abouet
EAN: 9780224081849
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- Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet
EAN: 9780224087476
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Apr
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