5/20/2023 0 Comments Aya of yop city![]() ![]() The Ivory Coast, in the 1970’s, was on an economic uptick with a record rise in GDP and no coups (unlike the rest of the surrounding nations). ![]() Abouet witnessed the rise of African comics during the early 2000s as they started to cover “current affairs or fragments of everyday experience, or took the form of dramatic and fantastic creations.” (African Wave) She believed comics would be the perfect medium for retelling childhood memories. One reason why Abouet created comics was in response to the pushback she received from the publishing world when she attempted to write novels. The accounts depicted African culture through the light of her childhood experiences. The adventures throughout the story were based on her own experiences and stories she heard. ![]() In Aya, Abouet recreated memories and the characters were her friends. To her, Abidjan was a beautiful land full of culture and stories passed down, generationally. For Abouet the depiction of her home in writing/media betrayed her childhood memory. It chronicled her life from birth to age twelve. Even though she stated her works specifically on Aya wasn’t autobiographical, the story was based on her upbringing in Western Africa. Marguerite Abouet was born in 1971 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Western Africa. Right: Marguerite Abouet Left: Clément Oubrerie ![]()
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