![]() ![]() 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 though, 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 story about life in the Ivory Coast during the 1970s, a particularly thriving and wealthy time in the country's history. ![]() The dramatic conclusion to the Aya seriesĪya: Love in Yop City comprises the final three chapters of the Aya story, episodes never before seen in English. ![]()
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