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Issue: Aya #[1]
Publication Date: July 2012
 
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Title: Life in Yop City
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Publisher: FlagDrawn & Quarterly
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Indicia Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
On Sale Date: 09/05/2012
Volume: none
Pages: 380
ISBN: 9781770460829
UPC/EAN: 9781770460829
Price: $24.95 CAD
$24.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 11 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
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Binding: paperback
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FlagAya #[2] published January 2008
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
drama
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Title Page and Credits

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Preface

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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A brief history of the Ivory Coast after the country's independence from France in 1960.
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Miscellaneous
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The Characters

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Aya

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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drama
Adjoua; Aya; Bintou; Herve; Mamadou; Moussa
Three teenage girls look for fun and boyfriends in their working-class neighborhood of Yopougon (Yop City), Ivory Coast.
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Miscellaneous
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Aya of Yop City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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drama
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The Secrets Come Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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drama
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Ivorian Bonus

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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non-fiction
Glossary of colloquial terms used in the story, a little about Pagne (piece of brightly colored, wax printed cloth), hints on rolling your tassaba (shaking your butt) and recipes for Gnaman Koudji (ginger juice) and Peanut Sauce.
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Miscellaneous
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Here's a Little Glossary to Help You Better Enjoy the Story

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Here's a Little Glossary to Help You Better Enjoy the Story

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Drawing on the Universal in Africa

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Miscellaneous
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