Aya: Book 1 ""Aya "is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's essential reading." --Joann Sfar, cartoonist of "The Rabbi's Cat"Ivory 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 loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the ... Full description