Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, longtime New Orleans residents Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun are cast into unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water. Good Samaritan Abdulrahman has stayed on in the city, traversing its deeply flooded streets by canoe, feeding trapped dogs and rescuing survivors, as New Orleans becomes a disaster zone. But nothing could prepare him for the wholly unexpected nightmare that follows . . .An instant American classic. This is a major work full of fire and wit by one of our most important writers -- Michael Eric Dyson, author of Come Hell or High Water
The shocking tale of a true New Orleans hero. This is narrative non-fiction at its very, very best * Herald *
Eggers usesz Zeitoun's eyes to report on America's reasonless, post-Katrina world. Reminiscent of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's documentaries, this is a true story told with the skills of a master of fiction. Immensely readable' * Independent *
Masterly, Billiantly crafted, powerfully written and deftly reported * Guardian *
The stuff of great narrative non-fiction. Fifty years from now, when people what to know what happened to this once-great city, they will be talking about a family named Zeitoun * The New York Times Book Review *
Shocking * The Times *
Extraordinary, gripping * Daily Telegraph *
Terrifying * Observer *
Riveting * Vanity Fair *
Dave Eggers is the author of twelve books, including The Monk of Mokha; The Circle; Heroes of the Frontier; A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award; and What Is the What, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of France's Prix Médicis Etranger. He is the founder of McSweeney's and the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired similar programs around the world, and of ScholarMatch, which connects donors with students to make college accessible. He is the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and is the cofounder of Voice of Witness, a book series that illuminates human rights crises through oral history. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letter. His work has been translated into forty- two languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241144848 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241144841 |
| Title | Zeitoun |
| Author | Dave Eggers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize: Non-Fiction 2010 |
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