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World Service,12 Feb 2002,23 mins

The Diwan bookstore, Cairo

Meridian

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An interview with Nadia Wassef, the co-founder of the store and cultural space in Cairo, Egypt. Also on the programme: author WG Sebald talks about his novel Austerlitz and the surprisingly ancient history of the word ‘cool’. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

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