
It smells like vacation in Yopougon, a popular district of Abidjan! When night comes, the gazelles will dance at Shake Yourself, at It's Going to Heat, before embracing their conquests at the Hotel of a Thousand Stars. Only the wise Aya stays at home to study... What do young girls in Ivory Coast dream of? Marguerite Abouet remembers her childhood and tells us about an Africa that is very alive, tender and offbeat.