{"product_id":"el-monje-de-moka-the-monk-of-mokha-9788439735410","title":"The Monk of Mokha \/ El Monje de Moka","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Circle\u003c\/i\u003e returns with the incredible true story of Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a young Yemeni-American man who returned to his country to revive the ancestral coffee cultivation and found himself trapped in a civil war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMokhtar Alkhanshali, the son of Yemeni immigrants, grew up in the toughest neighborhood of San Francisco, and at twenty-four, he can't afford college. While working as a doorman in a luxury apartment building, he discovers that coffee, like himself, originated in Yemen. This revelation inspires him to investigate the history and production of this ancient beverage by traveling to his ancestors' country. In the most remote mountains of Yemen, this young American visits coffee growers and the few coffee plantations to find the best berries and export them to the United States. However, civil war breaks out, and the country's doors close, making his return an extremely risky adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Eggers pens this inspiring true story about a courageous entrepreneur who dreamed of resurrecting the ancient art of coffee in his homeland. Through exhaustive research, Eggers invites us to be aware of what it means to be Muslim in the West and champions the need to build bridges between cultures. \u003ci\u003eThe Monk of Mokha\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of overcoming adversity, a war chronicle, but also a journey through the history and origin of this popular beverage, as well as the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of high-quality coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he discovers the astonishing history of coffee and Yemen's central place in it. He leaves San Francisco and travels deep into his ancestral homeland to tour terraced farms high in the country's rugged mountains and meet beleagured but determined farmers. But when war engulfs the country and Saudi bombs rain down, Mokhtar has to find a way out of Yemen without sacrificing his dreams or abandoning his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16141423\"\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Literatura Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788439735410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8439735413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV015000\"\u003eMiddle East | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS026010\"\u003eMiddle East | Arabian Peninsula\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e, Además de ser uno de los autores más destacados de la reciente literatura norteamericana, Dave Eggers (Boston, 1970) ha lanzado su propio sello editorial y es fundador y editor de las revistas \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e y \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, que en poco tiempo se han convertido en objetos de culto literario. Asimismo, es cofundador de 826 Valencia, un centro de voluntariado que ayuda a niños y adolescentes con programas extraescolares y clases de escritura. Todo esto hizo que en 2005 la revista \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003elo incluyera en su lista de las cien personas más influyentes de Estados Unidos. En 2007 fue galardonado con el premio Heinz, en reconocimiento tanto a sus logros literarios como a su labor humanitaria. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEn Literatura Random House hemos publicado \u003ci\u003eAhora sabréis lo que es correr\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eGuardianes de la intimidad\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eQué es el qué\u003c\/i\u003e (2008, finalista del premio del National Book Critics Circle), \u003ci\u003eLos monstruos\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), sus memorias \u003ci\u003eUna historia conmovedora, asombrosa y genial\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eZeitoun \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), \u003ci\u003eUn holograma para el rey\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) y \u003ci\u003eEl Círculo\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), las dos últimas adaptadas a la gran pantalla.","brand":"Literatura Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44087283646639,"sku":"8439735413","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_340c1cca-c22e-4dc5-996b-357ad96343c0.jpg?v=1719833411","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/el-monje-de-moka-the-monk-of-mokha-9788439735410","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}