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The 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.

Mokhtar 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.

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"Exquisitely interesting... This is about the human capacity to dream-here, there, everywhere." -Gabriel Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle

"A cracking tale of intrigue and bravery... A gripping, triumphant adventure story." -Paul Constant, Los Angeles Times

"I wish someone had asked me to blurb The Monk of Mokha so I could have said, ´I couldn´t put it down,´ because I couldn´t put it down." -Ann Patchett, Parnassas Bookstore blog

"A true account of a scrappy underdog, told in a lively, accessible style... Absolutely as gripping and cinematically dramatic as any fictional cliffhanger." -Michael Lindgren, The Washington Post

"Remarkable... offers hope in the age of Trump... Ends as a kind of breathless thriller as Mokhtar braves militia roadblocks, kidnappings and multiple mortal dangers." -Tim Adams, The Guardian

"A heady brew... Plainspoken but gripping... Dives deep into a crisis but delivers a jolt of uplift as well." -Mark Athitakis, USA Today

"A vibrant depiction of courage and passion, interwoven with a detailed history of Yemeni coffee and a timely exploration of Muslim American identity." -David Canfield, Entertainment Weekly

"The Monk of Mokha is not merely about ´coming to America,´ it is a thrilling chronicle of one man´s coming-and-going between two beloved homelands-a brilliant mirror on the global community we have become." -Marie Arana, author of American Chica and Bolivar: American Liberator

"This American coming of age story reminds us all of how much our country is enriched by all who call it home." -Dalia Mogahed, author of Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

"Here´s a story for our time: filled with ethos and pathos. You´ll laugh, cry, and discover worlds unknown to most. From scamming in the Tenderloin to dodging bombs in Yemen, Mokhtar and Eggers take us on a worthwhile ride through the postmodern topography of our times." -Hamza Hanson Yusuf

"Like many great works, Eggers´ book is multifaceted. It combines, in a single moving narrative, history, politics, biography, psychology, adventure, drama, despair, hope, triumph and the irrepressible, indomitable nature of the human spirit -at its best." -Imam Zaid Shakir

"In telling Mokhtar´s story with such clarity, honesty, and humor, Eggers allows readers to consider Yemen and Yemenis - long invisible, side-lined, or maligned in the American imagination - in their wonderful and complicated fullness." -Alia Malek, author of The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria and A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories

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