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The Monk of Mokha
From the bestselling author of The Circle and What Is the What, the true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war. 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 statue of an Arab raising a cup of coffee awakens something in him. He sets out to learn the rich history of coffee in Yemen and the complex art of tasting and identifying varietals. He travels to Yemen and visits countless farms, collecting samples, eager to bring improved cultivation methods to the countryside. And he is on the verge of success when civil war engulfs Yemen in 2015. The US Embassy closes, Saudi bombs began to rain down on the country, and Mokhtar is trapped in Yemen. Desperate to escape, he embarks on a passage that has him negotiating with dueling political factions and twice kidnapped at gunpoint. With no other options, he hires a skiff to take him, and his coffee samples, across the Red Sea. A heart-pounding true story that weaves together the history of coffee, the ongoing Yemeni civil war, and the courageous journey of a young man--a Muslim and a US citizen--following the most American of dreams.
Summary of Dave Eggers' The Monk of Mokha
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-07-21T22:59:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Mokhtar was a man of action and purpose. He had finally saved enough money to enroll at City College of San Francisco, and he was ready to start law school in the fall. He thought about what it would be like to have a law degree, and eventually run for office. #2 Mokhtar lost the satchel containing the three thousand dollars and his new eleven-hundred-dollar laptop at midnight, in the parking lot of the Santa Clara mosque. He couldn’t tell anyone about it, as he was fundraising for Somali famine relief. #3 Mokhtar became a doorman at the Infinity building, and he was not in college. The constant noise and interruptions from guests and residents were a big problem for him. He spent his days in the lobby of Infinity Tower B, opening doors for residents and service economy workers. #4 The Lobby Ambassador job at the building was changed after Maria’s arrival. Now the position required constant vigilance, the ability to leap up and across the lobby with elegance and alacrity. The volume of packages that came through that door was hard to believe.
What Is the What
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children —the so-called Lost Boys—was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges. Moving, suspenseful, and unexpectedly funny, What Is the What is an astonishing novel that illuminates the lives of millions through one extraordinary man. “A testament to the triumph of hope over experience, human resilience over tragedy and disaster.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "An absolute classic.... Compelling, important, and vital to the understanding of the politics and emotional consequences of oppression." —People