Ebook {Epub PDF} The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers

 · the Monk of Mokha BY DAVE EGGERS Monk of Mokha is he 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. BookBrowse. Dave Eggers is an engaging storyteller with a flair for dramatic moments, and his biography of Yemeni American entrepreneur Mokhtar Alkhanshali combines a well-paced series of heroic misadventures with fascinating coffee facts. Reading guide for The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. Summary | Excerpt | Reading Guide In The Monk of Mokha, coffee is described as a "recession-proof" commodity, yet the process for entering the trade is one that is very difficult for outsiders. Discuss the challenges that Mokhtar faced as .

The Monk of Mokha audiobook by Dave Eggers, narrated by Dion Graham. A "gripping and cinematically dramatic" New York Times bestselling true story (The Washington Post) read by an AudioFile Golden Voice! Yemeni American Mokhtar Alkhanshali travels to his ancestral homeland in an effort to resurrect Yemen's ancient coffee practices — but his plans take a bitter. THE MONK OF MOKHA By Dave Eggers pp. Alfred A. Knopf. $ A few years ago I traveled with a group of friends from the southern Yemeni port city of Aden to the capital of Sanaa in the. The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating 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 is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he discovers the astonishing history of coffee and Yemen's central place in it.

In The Monk of Mokha, coffee is described as a "recession-proof" commodity, yet the process for entering the trade is one that is very difficult for outsiders. Discuss the challenges that Mokhtar faced as he learned the trade. How does he gain the trust of those in the industry, from the pickers to the distributors?. In 'The Monk of Mokha', Dave Eggers takes us on a modern-day swashbuckling adventure that starts almost uneventfully, in one of the roughest neighborhoods of San Francisco, before taking us to Yemen and the chaos that ensues therein. 2 of 5 Buy Photo Mokhtar Alkanshali, is the subject of David Egger's new book, "The Monk of Mokhtar", as seen on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Oakland, Calif. Michael Macor/The Chronicle Show More.