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by Dave Eggers
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Zeitoun
Zeitoun

Hurricane heroism meets post-9/11 injustice

This is the kind of true story that stays with you because it begins with everyday decency and turns into something shocking and deeply unsettling. Zeitoun feels vivid and human, especially in the portrait of a family trying to do right while systems around them collapse. If you’re drawn to narrative nonfiction that reads with urgency but carries real emotional weight, this is a powerful and memorable read.

  • American Book Award (2010)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2009)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction (2010)
  • Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (2010)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Dave Eggers
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ISBN: 9780307387943
Authors: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2010-06-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: American History, Social Issues, Biography, War, Race, Politics, Biography Memoir, History, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 80603 readers)

Description

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.
 

Hurricane heroism meets post-9/11 injustice

This is the kind of true story that stays with you because it begins with everyday decency and turns into something shocking and deeply unsettling. Zeitoun feels vivid and human, especially in the portrait of a family trying to do right while systems around them collapse. If you’re drawn to narrative nonfiction that reads with urgency but carries real emotional weight, this is a powerful and memorable read.

  • American Book Award (2010)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2009)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction (2010)
  • Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (2010)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.