Marguerite ABOUET An author from the Ivory Coast writing in French [Return to French — Page originale en français]

Marguerite Abouet was born in Abidjan in 1971. At the age of 12, her parents sent her to live with her mother's brother in Paris in order to pursue her education. Later, she interrupted her studies to work at a variety of jobs. Following the tremendous success of her comics "Aya de Yopougon", Marguerite Abouet is now dedicating all her time to her writing, including her series "Akissi" and "Bienvenue". [https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-11554-BD-Abouet-Marguerite.html, sighted 21 September 2011]. Clément Oubrerie, the artist responsible for Aya's illustrations, was born in Paris in 1966. He cut short his study of Art, wandered through the Americas before returning to France where he now concentrates on illustrating youth literature.

Publications

Aya de Yopougon. Paris: Gallimard, 2005. (106p.). ISBN 2 07 057311 7. Comics. [Text by Marguerite Abouet - Illustrations by Clément Oubrerie].
Translated as Aya of Yop City. Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2008. ISBN 978-1-897299-41-8. [Translated by Dag Dascher].

Aya de Yopougon 2. Paris: Gallimard, 2006. (106p.+). [Text by Marguerite Abouet - Illustrations by Clément Oubrerie].

Aya de Yopougon 3. Paris: Gallimard, 2007. (106p.+). [Text by Marguerite Abouet - Illustrations by Clément Oubrerie].

Aya de Yopougon 4. Paris: Gallimard, 2008. (106p.+). [Text by Marguerite Abouet - Illustrations by Clément Oubrerie].

Aya de Yopougon 5. Paris: Gallimard, 2009. (106p.+). [Text by Marguerite Abouet - Illustrations by Clément Oubrerie].

Aya de Yopougon 6. Paris: Gallimard, 2010. (106p.+). [Text by Marguerite Abouet - Illustrations by Clément Oubrerie].

Editor ([email protected])
The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 6 July 2006
Modified: 21 September 2011
Archived: 27 November 2013
https://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/AbouetMargueriteEng.html