![]() ![]() The book begins with the birth of the son of Moussa and Adjoua. All of the characters are connected by the main character, Aya, as she assists and helps them through their various dilemmas and daily issues. ![]() ![]() Navigating meddling relatives and neighbours, the girls spend a last summer of their childhood on the sun-warmed streets of Yop City – sneaking out for dancing at open-air bars, strong solibra beer, chicken in peanut sauce and avoiding at all costs the scandal pages of the Calamity Morning….Īya is a captivating, colourful and hugely entertaining portrayal of an Africa we rarely see, spirited and resilient, and full of the sounds, sights and smells of a prosperous town and its varied inhabitants. Its a golden time, and the nation, too-an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa-seems fueled by. Aya of Yop City is a novel that follows the lives of many different people living in the Cte d'Ivoire. For the teenagers of the town, though, worries are plentiful, and life in Yop City is far from simple.Īya tells the story of its nineteen-year-old heroine, the clear-sighted and bookish Aya, and her carefree and fun-loving friends Adjoua and Bintou. The Ivory Coast is as an island of relative wealth and stability in West Africa. Aya of Yop City (Aya 2) by Marguerite Abouet Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. It is the early 1970s, a golden time – work is plentiful, hospitals are clean and well equipped, and school is obligatory. Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie, 2013, 84 min. ![]() For the residents of Yopougon, everyday life is good. ![]()
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