Aya: Love in Yop City
Clément Oubrerie, Marguerite Abouet, Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie
Translated by Helge Dascher
Paperback
05 February 2013Imprint: Drawn and Quarterly
Synopsis
“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...
Details
05 February 2013384 pages
9781770460928Imprint: Drawn and Quarterly
Reviews
“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
