Shelf life : chronicles of a Cairo bookseller / Nadia Wassef.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wassef, Nadia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wassef, Nadia.

Diwan (Bookstore : Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt).

Booksellers and bookselling--Egypt--Cairo--Biography.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Bookstores--Egypt--Cairo.

Bookstores.

Egypt--Cairo.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

224 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

Summary:

"The warm and winning story of starting a bookstore where there were none, Shelf Life recounts Nadia Wassef's troubles and triumphs as founder and manager of Cairo-based Diwan"-- Provided by publisher.

Cairo, 2002. with her sister, Hind, and their friend, Nihal, Wassef founded Diwan, a fiercely independent bookstore. They were three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose. At the time, culture was languishing under government mismanagement, and books were considered a luxury, not a necessity. Ten years later, Diwan had become a rousing success, with ten locations, 150 employees, and a fervent fan base. Here she tells the story of this journey, her impassioned regulars, and the many people, who said Diwan would never work. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Cafe

2. Egypt Essentials

3. Cookery

4. Business and Management

5. Pregnancy and Parenting

6. The Classics

7. Art and Design

8. Self-Help.

ISBN:

9780374600181

037460018X

OCLC:

1227087195