Zeitoun
  • Published: 28 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141046815
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

Zeitoun

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28 Feb 2011
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An urgent, timely and unforgettable true story of the horrors of post-Katrina New Orleans

In August, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in, the city of New Orleans had been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. He protected neighbours' properties, fed trapped dogs and rescued survivors. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Only then did Zeitoun's nightmare really begin.

Zeitoun is the powerful, ultimately uplifting true story of one man's courage when confronted with an awesome force of nature followed by more troubling human oppression.
  • Published: 28 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141046815
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers is the author of ten books, including most recently Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?, The Circle and A Hologram for the King, which was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. He is the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco that produces books, a quarterly journal of new writing (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern), and a monthly magazine, The Believer. McSweeney's also publishes Voice of Witness, a nonprofit book series that uses oral history to illuminate human rights crises around the world. Eggers is the co-founder of 826 National, a network of eight tutoring centers around the country and ScholarMatch, a nonprofit organization designed to connect students with resources, schools and donors to make college possible. He lives in Northern California with his family.

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Also by Dave Eggers

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The Parade
The Monk of Mohka
Heroes of the Frontier
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And The Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
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Praise for Zeitoun

Eggers uses 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. Brilliantly crafted, powerfully written and deftly reported

Guardian

The shocking tale of a true New Orleans hero. This is narrative non-fiction at its very, very best

Herald

Shocking

The Times

Extraordinary, gripping

Daily Telegraph

Terrifying

Observer

Riveting

Vanity Fair
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