Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef (Russian edition)

Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef is a memoir of how three women launched and developed a chain of independent bookstores in Egypt at a time when the authorities strictly controlled the country’s entire cultural life. The Russian edition by Alpina Publisher (Альпина Паблишер) is titled Каирские хроники. The book design features Amalta by Vera Evstafieva and Kazimir by CSTM Fonts.