Aya: The Secrets Come Out

by Clément Oubrerie and Marguerite Abouet

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 Clement 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)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897299796
• ISBN13: 9781897299791
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.6"