Imprint: Penguin
Published: 24/02/2011
ISBN: 9780141046815
Length: 368 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
Weight: 255g
RRP: £9.99
WINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD AND THE LA TIMES BOOK AWARD
'Masterly. Brilliantly crafted, powerfully written and deftly reported' Guardian
The urgent and unforgettable true story of post-Katrina New Orleans . . .
In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in, the city of New Orleans has 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. 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.
'Eggers uses Zeitoun's eyes to report on America's reasonless post-Katrina world, Reminiscent of Gabriel Garcia Márquez's documentaries, this is a true story told with the skills of a master of fiction. Immensely readable' Independent
'The stuff of great narrative non-fiction. Fifty years from now, when people want to know what happened to this once-great city, they will be talking about a family named Zeitoun' The New York Times Book Review
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 24/02/2011
ISBN: 9780141046815
Length: 368 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
Weight: 255g
RRP: £9.99
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
Masterly. Brilliantly crafted, powerfully written and deftly reported
The shocking tale of a true New Orleans hero. This is narrative non-fiction at its very, very best
Shocking
Extraordinary, gripping
Terrifying
Riveting