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