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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:“[Aya] wittily delves into both the political and the pop during an enchanted era when anything seemed possible.” Vibe Vixen The original Drawn & Quarterly volume of Aya debuted last year to much critical acclaim, receiving a Quill Award nomination and praise for its accessibility and for the rare portrait of a warm, vibrant Africa it presents. This continuation of the dynamic story by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie returns to Africas Ivory Coast in the late 1970s, where life in Yop City is as dramatic as ever. Oubreries artwork synchronizes perfectly with Abouets funny and lighthearted writing, which together create a spirited atmosphere and scenarios that, however unique to the bygone setting, remain entirely contemporary in their effect. The original cast of characters is back in full force, with a case of questionable paternity fanning the flames of activity in the community. The new mother Adjoua has her friends to help with the baby, perhaps employing Aya a bit too frequently, while a new romance leaves Bintou with little time for her friends, let alone their responsibilities. The young women arent the only residents of Yopougon involved in the excitement, however; Ayas father is caught in the midst of his own trysts and his employers declining Solibra beer sales, and Adjouas brother finds his share of the citys nightlife. The writer Marguerite Abouet was born in Abidjan in 1971 and now lives outside Paris. The artist Clément Oubrerie was born in Paris in 1966 and has illustrated more than forty children's books. A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Texas Library Association Young Adult Round Table Recommended Graphic Novel Aya debuted to much critical acclaim, receiving a Quill Award nomination and praise for its accessibility and for the rare portrait of a warm, vibrant Africa it presents. This continuation of the dynamic story returns to Africa's Ivory Coast in the late 1970s, where life in Yop City is as dramatic as ever. Oubrerie's artwork synchronizes perfectly with Abouets funny and lighthearted writing, which together create a spirited atmosphere and scenarios that, however unique to the bygone setting, remain entirely contemporary in their effect. The original cast of characters is back in full force, with a case of questionable paternity fanning the flames of activity in the community. The new mother Adjoua has her friends to help with the baby, perhaps employing Aya a bit too frequently, while a new romance leaves Bintou with little time for her friends, let alone their responsibilities. The young women arent the only residents of Yopougon involved in the excitement, however; Aya's father is caught in the midst of his own trysts and his employer's declining Solibra beer sales, and Adjoua's brother finds his share of the citys nightlife. "The witty, Jane Austenesque soap opera of Aya's community continues in this sequel to the award-winning Aya . . . As in Aya, the slice-of-life story told here paints with bittersweet humor a picture of women's lives when beauty contest winners can hope for a prize of cooking oil. Charming color art, a glossary, and a few South African cultural tidbits add extra appeal."Library Journal "Abouet and Oubrerie's sequel to their 2007 graphic novel Aya is a charming comedy of manners about a group of young womena sort of Jane Austen scenario transplanted to the Ivory Coast of the late '70s. Aya's friend Adjoua has a new baby, and everybody's pitching in to help take care of him, although he looks rather less like the purported father than like an irresponsible bounder by the name of Mamadou. Meanwhile, their starry-eyed friend, Bintou, is plunging into a new romance with a man whose urbane extravagance blinds her to his sneakiness. Mostly, though, this volume is about the cheerful, communitarian spirit of the place and time it sketches out-a moment of postcolonial African history when people didn't have a lot of resources (Adjoua is entering a beauty contest in the hopes of winning cooking oil for the fritters she sells), but had high hopes for the future. Oubrerie's scrappy, witty pen-and-ink artwork is a small delight: everybody's got exaggerated but subtly expressive body language and facial expressions, and the story's dashed-off but dead-on settingswith traffic blocked by wandering sheep and tin roofs near ambitious office buildingsmake its tone of historical transition between tradition and modernization even more vivid."Publishers Weekly Review:"Abouet and Oubrerie's sequel to their 2007 graphic novel Aya is a charming comedy of manners about a group of young women — a sort of Jane Austen scenario transplanted to the Ivory Coast of the late '70s. Aya's friend Adjoua has a new baby, and everybody's pitching in to help take care of him, although he looks rather less like the purported father than like an irresponsible bounder by the name of Mamadou. Meanwhile, their starry-eyed friend, Bintou, is plunging into a new romance with a man whose urbane extravagance blinds her to his sneakiness. Mostly, though, this volume is about the cheerful, communitarian spirit of the place and time it sketches out — a moment of postcolonial African history when people didn't have a lot of resources (Adjoua is entering a beauty contest in the hopes of winning cooking oil for the fritters she sells), but had high hopes for the future. Oubrerie's scrappy, witty pen-and-ink artwork is a small delight: everybody's got exaggerated but subtly expressive body language and facial expressions, and the story's dashed-off but dead-on settings — with traffic blocked by wandering sheep and tin roofs near ambitious office buildings — make its tone of historical transition between tradition and modernization even more vivid. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:“[Aya] wittily delves into both the political and the pop during an enchanted era when anything seemed possible.” —Vibe Vixen The original Drawn & Quarterly volume of Aya debuted last year to much critical acclaim, receiving a Quill Award nomination and praise for its accessibility and for the rare portrait of a warm, vibrant Africa it presents. This continuation of the dynamic story by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie returns to Africas Ivory Coast in the late 1970s, where life in Yop City is as dramatic as ever. Oubreries artwork synchronizes perfectly with Abouets funny and lighthearted writing, which together create a spirited atmosphere and scenarios that, however unique to the bygone setting, remain entirely contemporary in their effect. The original cast of characters is back in full force, with a case of questionable paternity fanning the flames of activity in the community. The new mother Adjoua has her friends to help with the baby, perhaps employing Aya a bit too frequently, while a new romance leaves Bintou with little time for her friends, let alone their responsibilities. The young women arent the only residents of Yopougon involved in the excitement, however; Ayas father is caught in the midst of his own trysts and his employers declining Solibra beer sales, and Adjouas brother finds his share of the citys nightlife. About the AuthorThe writer Marguerite Abouet was born in Abidjan in 1971 and now lives outside Paris. The artist Clément Oubrerie was born in Paris in 1966 and has illustrated more than forty childrens books. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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