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Zeitoun

Dave Eggers

  • 352 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2009
  • 15 editions
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1 About this book

The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina.

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.

Good for readers who want: a true life story and history.

  • Biography
  • Voyages and travels
  • Fantasy
  • History
  • Disaster victims
  • Biographies
  • New orleans
  • Runaway children

2 About Dave Eggers

Born 1970

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. As an author, he has written fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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