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Cargando... The Monk of Mokha (edición 2018)por Dave Eggers (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This was a really interesting story. Not only fascinating to read, but I had to keep reminding myself that it was non-fiction. Chock full of great coffee nerd information too. ( ) A wonderful story of coffee, my favourite drink, combined with the success story of a young man of Yemeni origin living in San Francisco, my favourite city. Mokhtar Alkhanshali's success story recounts how he improved the quality of coffee grown in Yemen by working directly with Yemeni farmers as well as enabling export in the middle of a civil war. Very enjoyable. A 24 year old Yemeni-American man discovers the significance of his native Yemen in coffee history. This inspires him on a long journey to learn about coffee, meet Yemeni coffee growers and ultimately begin a coffee export company. This all takes place against the backdrop of on-going civil wars in Yemen in 2014-2015 (and beyond). Reading the book, I'm reminded of headlines of the time involving Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP - with the "Arabina Peninsula" essentially meaning Yemen), the rise of ISIS, the Yemeni Houti rebels, and bombing from Saudi Arabia. He regularly risks life and limb to accomplish his goals, surviving bombings, a brief stint as a hostage, and related, virtually insane war related obstacles to overcome. This is a work of non-fiction. And seriously, no one would believe this if it were fiction - only real people are this stubborn! In spite of some of the wild interactions, this was a very slow read. Imagine spending a long afternoon in a coffee shop. That's how this book felt to me as I read it. A clear love of Yemen and family shines through the book, and it was a wonderfully calming read. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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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, hijo de inmigrantes yemeni?es, se ha criado en el barrio ma?s conflictivo de San Francisco, y a sus veinticuatro an?os no ha podido acceder a la universidad. Mientras trabaja de portero en un bloque de pisos de lujo, descubre que el cafe? tambie?n es originario de Yemen, y decide viajar al pai?s de sus antepasados para investigar la historia y la produccio?n de esta antiqui?sima bebida. En las montan?as ma?s remotas del pai?s, visita a los caficultores y los escasos cafetales con la intencio?n de encontrar las mejores bayas y exportarlas a Estados Unidos, pero la guerra civil estalla y las puertas del pai?s se cierran, convirtiendo su regreso en una arriesgada perspicacia. Dave Eggers nos invita a tomar consciencia de lo que significa ser musulma?n en Occidente y rompe una lanza en favor de la necesidad de tender puentes entre diferentes culturas. El monje de Moka es un relato de superacio?n adema?s de una cro?nica be?lica, pero tambie?n es un recorrido por la historia y el origen del cafe?, asi? como por el modo en que se cultiva, se recolecta y se procesa"--Back cover. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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