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Aya (Aya, #1)

Marguerite Abouet,

Clément Oubrerie (Illustrator)

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Oct 30, 2020 Nina ( picturetalk321 ) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: z-read-gelesen-2020, a-reviewed, author-woman, 4-star, author-ofcolour, genre-graphic_novel, in-french, world-cotedivoire

This was fun to read on a heavy-of-heart day. A delightful, spritzy graphic story of three 19-year-old girlfriends in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) in the 1970s. Great period detail, great sense of place, great illustrations. Snappy dialogue -- and I recommend reading the glossary of Abidjan colloquialisms at the end if lost. I did not realise it was there but could reconstruct most of the meanings from context. My falling-apart French-English dictionary (itself a relic from the 1970s) did not include m ...more

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May 14, 2016 Laura (booksnob) rated it liked it

Shelves: graphic-novel, 2016, world-lit

Aya wants to grow up and be a doctor but she is caught in a web of friends who are only interested in boys and do not take school seriously. Takes place in 1970's Ivory Coast, a time with no war or famine. I really enjoyed it. The artwork is bright and colorful and full of contrast. The ending is cool, with recipes and cultural information that I found valuable. Vol 1 of 6.
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