The monk of Mokha, Dave Eggers ; read by Dion Graham
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The monk of Mokha, Dave Eggers ; read by Dion Graham
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eng
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Literary text for sound recordings
biography
Main title
The monk of Mokha
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Dave Eggers ; read by Dion Graham
Summary
Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco, one of seven siblings brought up by Yemeni immigrants in a tiny apartment. At age twenty-four, unable to pay for college, he works as a doorman, until a chance encounter awakens his interest in coffee and its rich history in Yemen. Reinventing himself, he sets out to learn about coffee cultivation, roasting and importing. He travels to Yemen and visits farms in every corner of the country, collecting samples, eager to improve cultivation methods and help Yemeni farmers bring their coffee back to its former glory. And he is on the verge of success when civil war engulfs Yemen in 2015. The U.S. embassy closes, Saudi bombs begin to rain down on the country and Mokhtar is trapped in Yemen
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adult
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- Biographies
- Audiobooks
- Coffee industry -- California -- San Francisco
- Businesspeople -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Alkhanshali, Mokhtar -- Travel -- Yemen (Republic)
- Yemeni Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
- Coffee industry -- Yemen (Republic)
- Alkhanshali, Mokhtar
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- Subject9
- Biographies
- Audiobooks
- Coffee industry -- California -- San Francisco
- Businesspeople -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Alkhanshali, Mokhtar -- Travel -- Yemen (Republic)
- Yemeni Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
- Coffee industry -- Yemen (Republic)
- Alkhanshali, Mokhtar
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- Author1
- Narrator1