When that doesn’t work he begins photographing random strangers. However, as Aya of Yop City takes place in the late 1970s there are no paternity tests readily available.Īdjoua’s father, Hyacinte is keen to sustain marriage into what’s perceived a better family, so keeps taking photographs of his relatives in an attempt to convince others that the baby looks like them. As that followed a shotgun wedding, and none too happy grandparents on the paternal side, any get-out is valuable to them.
Aya ended with doubt suddenly cast on whether or not the son of local business magnate was responsible for Adjoua’s baby. She lives in Montreal.This second book, the middle of a three volume series, catches up on Aya, her family, her friends and their families, primarily living in the Abidjan suburb of Yopougon, known to residents as Yop City. With a background in art history and history, she also translates books and exhibitions for museums in North America and Europe. A contributor to Drawn & Quarterly since the early days, her translations include acclaimed titles such as Hostage by Guy Delisle and Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët. Dascher has been translating graphic novels from French and German to English for over twenty years. Aya: Love in Yop City has been translated from the French by Helge Dascher. Aya is the winner of the Best First Album award at the Angouleme International Comics Festival was nominated for the YALSA's Great Graphic Novels list and was included on "best of" lists from The Washington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.
Inspired by Abouet's childhood, the series has received praise for offering relief from the disaster-struck focus of most stories set in Africa.
This second volume of the complete Aya includes unique appendices, recipes, guides to understanding Ivorian slang, street sketches, and concluding remarks from Marguerite Abouet explaining history and social milieu. With a little help from the tight-knit community of Yopougon, Aya comes through these trials stronger than ever. When a professor tries to take advantage of Aya, her plans to become a doctor are seriously shaken, and she vows to take revenge on the lecherous man. While the stories found in Aya: Love in Yop City maintain their familiar tone, quick pace, and joyfulness, we see Aya and her friends beginning to make serious decisions about their future. Aya is a lighthearted account of life in the Ivory Coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the country's history. Aya: Love in Yop City comprises the final three chapters of the Aya story, episodes never before seen in English.
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