Aya

Name: Aya
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ISBN: 9781894937900

ISBN-10: 1894937902

ISBN-13: 9781894937900

Edition: 2007

Authors: Marguerite Abouet, Clï¿½ment Oubrerie, Helge Dascher

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“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.”nbsp;—Marguerite Abouet 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 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…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Publications
Publication date: 2/20/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 132
Size: 6.96" wide x 0.97" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English