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Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef
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05/08/2022
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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.

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Dane bibliograficzne / Bibliographic info
Rodzaj (nośnik) / Type of product książka / book
Dział / Department Książki i czasopisma / Books and periodicals
Autor / Author Nadia Wassef
Tytuł / Title Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
Język / Language angielski
Wydawca / Publisher Corsair
Rok wydania / Published in year 2021
Rodzaj oprawy / Binding type Miękka
Wymiary / Size 15.5x23.5
Liczba stron / Number of pages 226
Ciężar / Weight 0.308 kg
   
ISBN 9781472156839 (9781472156839)
EAN/UPC 9781472156839
Stan produktu / Condition nowy / new - sprzedajemy wyłącznie nowe nieużywane produkty

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