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Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller - Nadia Wassef. Paperback, 2021 Good condition

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Item specifics

Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“In good pre-owned condition.”
Narrative Type
Non-Fiction
Personalised
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Inscribed
No
Type
Memoir
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults
Signed
No
Genre
Memoir
Era
2000s

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Product Information

The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults hurled between drivers; the steady crescendo of horns honking; the shouts of street vendors; the television sets and radios blaring from every sidewalk. Nadia Wassef knows this song by heart. In 2002, with her sister, Hind, and their friend, Nihal, she founded Diwan, a fiercely independent bookstore. They were three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose. At the time, nothing like Diwan existed in Egypt. Culture was languishing under government mismanagement, and books were considered a luxury, not a necessity. Ten years later, Diwan had become a rousing success, with ten locations, 150 employees, and a fervent fan base. Frank, fresh, and very funny, Nadia Wassef's memoir tells the story of this journey. Its eclectic cast of characters features Diwan's impassioned regulars, like the demanding Dr. Medhat; Samir, the driver with CEO aspirations; meditative and mythical Nihal; silent but deadly Hind; dictatorial and exacting Nadia, a self-proclaimed bitch to work with-and the many people, mostly men, who said Diwan would never work. Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller is a portrait of a country hurtling toward revolution, a feminist rallying cry, and an unapologetic crash course in running a business under the law of entropy. Above all, it is a celebration of the power of words to bring us home.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-13
9781472156839
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10049047829

Product Key Features

Book Title
Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
Author
Nadia Wassef
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials
Publication Year
2021
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
232mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
300 g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Nadia Wassef
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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