When Adjoua becomes pregnant, she goes to see Aya’s mother, Fanta, who is a healer. In the first few panels, the reader is introduced to all of them. The family is central, and the girls’ families are very much part of the story. The relationship has gone beyond partying, with the inevitable outcome-she becomes pregnant. Moussa has money to spend, and takes Bintou partying. Aya is not at all interested, but her friends are. But she has other plans and is determined to see them through.Īya’s parents set up a meeting with Moussa, the spoiled and none-too-bright son of Aya’s father’s boss. It’s a conventional role for a woman, and something that Aya’s parents want for her too. Adjoua and Bintou, on the other hand, are interested in the “three c’s”: “ coiffure, couture et chasse au mari” (hairstyles, clothes and the hunt for a husband, preferably a rich one). The central character, Aya, is a hard-working and ambitious young woman who wants to become a doctor. The three friends-Aya, Adjoua and Bintou-live in Youpougon (known as Yop City in slang), a neighbourhood of Abidjan in the Côte d’Ivoire. They rebel against their parents, pick unsuitable boyfriends and try to figure out their place in the world. The three young women in Aya of Yop City, the first in a series of graphic novels, have boys, parties, marriage and future careers on their mind. Translated from French by Drawn & Quarterly
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