Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of The Circle * The true story of one family, caught between America's two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina."Eggers' tone is pitch-perfect--suspense blended with just enough information to stoke reader outrage and what is likely to be a typical response: How could this happen in America? ... It's the stuff of great narrative nonfiction." --The New York Times Book Review
Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M-16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with eloquence and compassion, Zeitoun is a riveting account of one family's unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water.
A Hologram for the King and Zeitoun, winner of the American Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, are two of Dave Eggers' best-selling novels. His work What Is the What was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and received the Prix Medici in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307387943 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307387941 |
| Title | Zeitoun |
| Author | Dave Eggers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Winner of Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction 2010, Winner of L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) 2009 |
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