Aya Vol. 3: The Secrets Come Out

Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie, Helge Dascher

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.

status	Copy #1 (4924): in
genre	Literature and Fiction » General Literature
publisher	Drawn and Quarterly
publish date	September 29, 2009
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