The monk of Mokha

Dave Eggers First published 2016

About this book

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.

Subjects

  • arabian peninsula, description and travel
  • biography
  • biography & autobiography / literary figures
  • businesspeople
  • businesspeople, biography
  • coffee industry
  • coffee trade
  • history / middle east / arabian peninsula
  • new york times bestseller
  • new york times reviewed
  • nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2018-02-18
  • travel
  • travel / middle east / general
  • yemeni americans
  • yemenites, united states