Aya : the secrets come out /
Author / Creator: | Abouet, Marguerite, 1971- |
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Uniform title: | Aya de Yopougon. 3. English |
Edition: | 1st hardcover ed. |
Imprint: | Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly ; New York : Distributed in the USA and abroad by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. |
Description: | 126 p. : col. ill., map ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7847234 |
Summary: | Aya has captured the hearts of North American readers of all ages for the rare portrait it paints of a vibrant, happy, bourgeois Ivory Coast in the 1970s, based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. Not only is Aya complemented with Clément Oubrerie's gorgeous artwork, but the volumes also offer a slice-of-life peek into African culture: complete with recipes, glossaries, and wardrobe instructions for turning one's pagne (brightly colored fabric) into a skirt, head wrap, or baby carrier. Engaging and fun, the universal stories in Aya provide a much-needed context for today's heartbreaking news stories. |
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Item Description: | "Previously published in French by Gallimard Jeunesse as part of the Joann Sfar edited Bayou Collection"--T.p. verso. |
Physical Description: | 126 p. : col. ill., map ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: | 9781897299791 1897299796 |