Aya

That s what I wanted to show in Aya an Africa without the war and famine, an Africa that endures despite everything because, as we say back home, life goes on Marguerite AbouetIvory Coast, 1978 Family and friends gather at Aya s house every evening to watch the country s first television ad campaign promoting the fortifying effects of Solibra, the strong man s beer It s a golden time, and the nation, too an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa seems fueled by something wondrous.Who s to know that the Ivorian miracle is nearing its end In the sun warmed streets of working class Yopougon, aka Yop City, holidays are around the corner, the open air bars and discos are starting to fill up, and trouble of a different kind is about to raise eyebrows At night, an empty table in the market square under the stars is all the privacy young lovers can hope for, and what happens there is soon everybody s business Aya tells the story of its nineteen year old heroine, the studious and clear sighted Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors It s a breezy and wryly funny account of the desire for joy and freedom, and of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City An unpretentious and gently humorous story of an Africa we rarely see spirited, hopeful, and resilient Aya won the 2006 award for Best First Album at the Angoul me International Comics Festival Cl ment Oubrerie s warm colors and energetic, playful lines connect expressively with Marguerite Abouet s vibrant writing. Free Read Kindle ePUB Aya author Marguerite Abouet – kino-fada.fr A coming of age graphic novel, with added interest as it s set in the Ivory Coast It shows that no matter what the culture, teenagers are still teenagers.In the introduction to this graphic novel set on Africa s Ivory Coast in the 1970s, the author notes that it s not common to read a story about Africans that is lighthearted, and some readers might go so far as to question whether Africans could really live the way the characters are portrayed The answer is yes Aya focuses on three teen girls, two of which are bound up in frivolous romances, and as one might expect, there is humorous fallout Aya herself is the exception to the teen angst and In the introduction to this graphic novel set on Africa s Ivory Coast in the 1970s, the author notes that it s not common to read a story about Africans that is lighthearted, and some readers might go so far as to question whether Africans could really live the way the characters are port...There s no point in my shouting out about folks taking comicsseriously sure there s Persepolis, Maus, etc but look A comedy of manners From AFRICA Who needs Jane Austen To hell with Britain There s a comment by the author where she wants to show Africa without the war and suffering To be honest, I can t help but think and worry about the characters fates in the troubles that would be coming do...Aya is a book about a teen aged African girl living in the Ivory Coast during the seventies a relative boom time It s billed as being a graphic novel that shows that teens in Africa aren t so dissimilar to those in the U.S or teens in general, for that matter and attempts to break the stereotype of Africa as an impoverished nation where all the kids are starving and or in the midst of constant warfare.It focuses on Aya and her two friends, Adjoua and Bintou, as they live their lives in Yo Aya is a book about a teen aged African girl living in the Ivory Coast during the seventies a relative boom time It s billed as being a graphic novel that shows that teens in Africa aren t so dissimilar to those in the U.S or teens in general, for that matter and attempts to break the stereotype of Africa as an impoverished nation where all the kids are starving and or in the midst of constant warfare.It focuses on Aya and her two friends, Adjoua and Bintou, as they live their lives in Yop City , a working class neighborhood of at the time prosperous Abidjan Aya has aspirations of going to school to b...I am always trying to read graphic novels, because my students are obsessed with them Ivory Coast, 1978 Family and friends gather at Aya s house every evening to watch the country s first television ad campaign promoting the fortifying effects of Solibra, the strong man s beer It s a golden time, and t...The standard narrative of any story set in Africa includes an empathy numbing array of horrors Child Soldiers wielding machetes and AK 47 s, famine, rape, AIDS, corruption, slavery The desire to call attention to this awfulness is understandable, important even Yet by having tragedy so omnipresent, it dehumanizes those dealing with that as a part of their life Marguerite Abouet s series Aya consciously bucks ... Aya de Yopougon let s me kill two birds with one stone my goal of reading African writers and my goal of readingin French Oh, and getting back into graphic novels, of course, so technically three birds with one book Muahaha Aya is a series of six bande dessin e albums written by Marguerite Abouet and drawn by Cl ment Oubrerie Although not entirely autobiographical, the story is based on the author s life in C te d Ivoire.In the sun warmed streets of working class Yopougon, aka Yop Aya de Yopougon let s me kill two birds with one stone my goal of reading African writers and my goal of readingin French Oh, and getting back into graphic novels, of course, so technically three birds with one book Muahaha Aya is a series of six bande dessin e albums written by Marguerite Abouet and drawn by Cl ment Oubrerie Although not entirely autobiographical, the story is based on the author s life in C te d Ivoire.In the sun warmed streets of working class Yopougon, aka Yop City, holidays are around the corner, the open air bars and discos are starting to fill up, and trouble of a different kind is about to raise eyebrows At night, a...A book about middle class living in Africa, written by Marguerite Abouet from the Ivory Coast The history lesson about the Ivory Coast and its economic development was muchinteresting than the insipid plot Aya is an independent young woman with dreams of a career, who does not want to become someone s wife or even worse, an unwed mother Sadly, with the exceptions of studying hard and telling her father, she does not really do much to achieve her goals instead, she watches her girlfrien A book about middle class living in Africa, written by Margu...Update Here s the full review loved loved It is a different perspective of Africa and a great one at that Ahhh just go pick it up I already requested the rest of the series from my libraryI liked Aya It was Africa without the stereotypes of famine and poverty It s full of life and in Yopougon there is never a dull moment I m anxious to read part 2 to follow the stories of Aya, her friends and family I read this graphic novel in French but it is apparently available in English too I now own two versions of part 1 The movie book which I showed in my You Tube video and the smaller hardcover version which should look nice on a shelf when I have acquired all the volumes The ar I liked Aya...

• English
• 07 August 2018
Marguerite Abouet
• Hardcover
• 112 pages
• 1894937902
• Marguerite Abouet
• Aya