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by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie
Published by Drawn and Quarterly
374p, full color, softcover,
$24.95
"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 19-year old
Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling
relatives and neighbors. It's 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 the lively world of Aya and
her friends, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in
Book One. Drawn & 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of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Book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 Angouleme
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."
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 the lively world of Aya and her friends, bringing together the first three volumes of the series in Book One. Drawn & Quarterly will release volumes four through six of the original French series (as yet unpublished in English) in Book Two.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 Angouleme 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."