Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef

Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef

240 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced

Description

In 2002, three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose founded a fiercely independent bookstore. At the time, nothing like Diwan existed in Cairo. Culture was languishing under government mismanagement, and bo...

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Moods

reflective 83%
informative 78%
funny 42%
inspiring 37%
hopeful 24%
emotional 21%
challenging 9%
lighthearted 9%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 3%
sad 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 19%
fast 16%

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3.57

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