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كوتسيكا

Kutsika

Ghada El-Absi (غادة العبسي)

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The novel traces the history of the Kotsika factory for alcohol and beer at Tura, in Egypt, more than a century ago, through the Greek Kozika family, which settled in Egypt at a turning point for both countries. Theochari Kozika emigrates from Greece to Alexandria, witnesses the city's notorious massacre and the British occupation that followed, and with the help of his brother Polychroni founds the first alcohol works in the Middle East, later adding a brewery.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Genres
Historical, Migration, Family (assigned by AI)
Set in
Egypt, Greece
First published
2021 by al-Mahrousa