- Biography, Arab Americans, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Social aspects of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
From Goodreads: 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.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Dave Eggers
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH, Mcsweeney's Books, McSweeney's Books
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- heb, Dutch, English
- ISBN
- 9780241950852
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Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, *A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,* became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal *Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern,* the literacy project *826 Valencia,* and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness. Additionally, he founded ScholarMatch, a program that connects donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in publications including *The New Yorker, Esquire,* and *The New York Times Maga
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