Abouet was born in 1971 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire,[1] and at the age of 12 she and her brother moved to France with their great uncle.[2] She currently lives in Romainville, a suburb of Paris, with her husband, illustrator Clément Oubrerie (who illustrates her graphic concepts), and their young son.[3] She worked as a legal assistant in Paris while writing her first graphic novel, Aya. Abouet had tried to write novels for young people, but she gave up in frustration with what she perceived to be the constraints put on the genre by the publishers. She left her job as a legal assistant to concentrate on writing full-time, including her two follow-up graphic novels to Aya (Aya of Yop City and Aya: The Secrets Come Out).[3]
Aya
Aya is Abouet's first published work. It is also her first venture into graphic novels, as well as a collaborative effort with her husband, for whom Aya was his first illustrating job in graphic novels. She was influenced to do a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, the author of Persepolis.[2] It also emerged from her desire to show an Africa with a focus on issues other than war and famine, which is typically what the media focus on in portraying Africa.[4] Her characters attend school, trudge to work, plan for the future and are ensnared in domestic entanglements on the Ivory Coast in the same way as happens everywhere else.[5] The story has been adapted into an animated film co-directed by Abouet.[6]
Abouet denies that Aya is autobiographical, except in the sense that it depicts the Ivory Coast that she is familiar with. The characters are based on people she knew growing up, but the situations are purely fictional.[2]
Aya has been considered a success especially for a first-time author. It won the 2006 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book and has sold over 200,000 copies in France.[7] The Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly distributed the English-language version in the United States. They printed more than 10,000 copies,[7] a significant number for a first-time graphic novel in the U.S.[7] Abouet persuaded her French publisher to sell cheaper, soft-cover copies of the graphic novel in her native Ivory Coast.[7]
^ abAjayi, Angela. "Drawing on the Universal in Africa: An Interview with Marguerite Abouet" 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Wild River Review website.
Gbadamassi, Falila (29 March 2006). "Aya de Yopougon. Une BD pleine d'humour de Marguerite Abouet et de Clément Oubrerie". Afrik.com (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2008.
"Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrerie. Aya.(Book review)". World Literature Today. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
(in German). Afrikanet.info. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009.
Taylor, Craig (27 October 2007). "A sketch of life". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
"Marguerite Abouet", Cultures with Vivendi, 13 January 2017.
March 11, 2023
marguerite, abouet, born, 1971, ivorian, writer, bandes, dessinées, best, known, graphic, novel, series, right, tricky, women, festival, 2014born1971abidjan, côte, ivoirenationalityivorianarea, writernotable, worksayaawardsangoulême, international, comics, fes. Marguerite Abouet born 1971 is an Ivorian writer of bandes dessinees best known for her graphic novel series Aya 1 Marguerite AbouetMarguerite Abouet right at the Tricky Women Festival 2014Born1971Abidjan Cote d IvoireNationalityIvorianArea s WriterNotable worksAyaAwardsAngouleme International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book 2006 Rising Star Award for Best Self Publisher Glyph Comics Awards 2008 Contents 1 Biography 2 Aya 3 References 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditAbouet was born in 1971 in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire 1 and at the age of 12 she and her brother moved to France with their great uncle 2 She currently lives in Romainville a suburb of Paris with her husband illustrator Clement Oubrerie who illustrates her graphic concepts and their young son 3 She worked as a legal assistant in Paris while writing her first graphic novel Aya Abouet had tried to write novels for young people but she gave up in frustration with what she perceived to be the constraints put on the genre by the publishers She left her job as a legal assistant to concentrate on writing full time including her two follow up graphic novels to Aya Aya of Yop City and Aya The Secrets Come Out 3 Aya EditAya is Abouet s first published work It is also her first venture into graphic novels as well as a collaborative effort with her husband for whom Aya was his first illustrating job in graphic novels She was influenced to do a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi the author of Persepolis 2 It also emerged from her desire to show an Africa with a focus on issues other than war and famine which is typically what the media focus on in portraying Africa 4 Her characters attend school trudge to work plan for the future and are ensnared in domestic entanglements on the Ivory Coast in the same way as happens everywhere else 5 The story has been adapted into an animated film co directed by Abouet 6 Abouet denies that Aya is autobiographical except in the sense that it depicts the Ivory Coast that she is familiar with The characters are based on people she knew growing up but the situations are purely fictional 2 Aya has been considered a success especially for a first time author It won the 2006 Angouleme International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book and has sold over 200 000 copies in France 7 The Canadian publisher Drawn amp Quarterly distributed the English language version in the United States They printed more than 10 000 copies 7 a significant number for a first time graphic novel in the U S 7 Abouet persuaded her French publisher to sell cheaper soft cover copies of the graphic novel in her native Ivory Coast 7 References Edit a b Marguerite Abouet amp Clement Oubrerie Biography at Drawn amp Quarterly a b c Zuarino John An Interview with Marguerite Abouet Bookslut website May 2007 a b Ajayi Angela Drawing on the Universal in Africa An Interview with Marguerite Abouet Archived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wild River Review website Review of Aya permanent dead link Ilyuhen Deppey Dirk 19 March 2007 Review of Aya The Comics Journal Aya of Yop City 2013 IMDb a b c d Berretta Davide 5 September 2008 The Cartoon Heart of Africa The Wall Street Journal References EditMarguerite Abouet at the Grand Comics Database Marguerite Abouet at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Marguerite Abouet at Bedetheque in French External links EditThis section includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this section by introducing more precise citations December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gbadamassi Falila 29 March 2006 Aya de Yopougon Une BD pleine d humour de Marguerite Abouet et de Clement Oubrerie Afrik com in French Retrieved 10 October 2008 Marguerite Abouet amp Clement Oubrerie Aya Book review World Literature Today 1 September 2007 Retrieved 10 October 2008 AYA ein beachtenswerter Comic voller Lebenslust in German Afrikanet info Archived from the original on 10 February 2009 Taylor Craig 27 October 2007 A sketch of life The Guardian Retrieved 23 December 2009 Marguerite Abouet Cultures with Vivendi 13 January 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marguerite Abouet amp oldid 1061178605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
