vory Coast, 1978. It's a golden time, and the nation, too-an oasis of affluence
and stability in West Africa-seems fueled by something wondrous. "Aya" is loosel
y based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studi
ous and clear-sighted nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bi
ntou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's a wryly funny, breezy acc
ount of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City.
