Chronicles of a Cairo bookseller
Wassef, Nadia2022
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In 2002, with her sister, Hind, and their friend, Nihal, Nadia Wassef 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.
Main title:
Chronicles of a Cairo bookseller / Nadia Wassef.
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Imprint:
London : Corsair, 2022.London : Corsair, 2022.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2021.Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
ISBN:
9781472156853 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 WAS
Language:
English
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BRN:
2665127