Aya Abouet Marguerite
Aya Abouet Marguerite "Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's a golden time, and the nation, too-an oasis of affluence and stability in West…
Specifikacia Aya Abouet Marguerite
Aya Abouet Marguerite
"Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's a golden time, and the nation, too-an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa-seems fueled by something wondrous. It's essential reading." -Joann Sfar, cartoonist of The Rabbi's CatIvory Coast, 1978.
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. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It's a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City.Cl ment 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