Zeitoun - Softcover
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, longtime New Orleans residents Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun are cast into unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water. Good Samaritan Abdulrahman has stayed on in the city, traversing its deeply flooded streets by canoe, feeding trapped dogs and rescuing survivors, as New Orleans becomes a disaster zone. But nothing could prepare him for the wholly unexpected nightmare that follows...
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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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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)
Dave Eggers is the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity, The Unforbidden Is Compulsory, How We Are Hungry, Short Short Stories, Teachers Have It Easy, Surviving Justice, What Is the What, How the Water Feels to the Fishes, The Wild Things, Zeitoun, A Hologram for the King, The Circle, Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? and Heroes of the Frontier. A Hologram for the King and The Circle are both currently in production for major film adaptations.
Dave Eggers is the founder of McSweeney's independent publishing house, the 826 National network, and the nonprofit organisation ScholarMatch. He lives in Northern California with his family.
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- PublisherMondadori
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 8804600128
- ISBN 13 9788804600121
- BindingPerfect Paperback
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Book Description Condition: COME NUOVO. Traduzione di Matteo Colombo. Quando l'uragano Kathrina si abbatté su New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, un americano di origini siriane, benestante e padre di quattro figli, decise di sfidare la tempesta e di restare, per proteggere la propria casa e l'attività lavorativa di ristrutturazioni immobiliari. Nei giorni successivi si mise a girare per le strade allagate su una canoa di seconda mano, portando aiuti e viveri alle persone e agli animali bloccati nelle case dall'inondazione. Ma il 6 settembre 2005 Zeitoun sparì all'improvviso. La moglie, sfollata coi figli nel Texas, disperata cercò di avere sue notizie, nel timore che gli fosse successo qualcosa di molto brutto. Cosa successe ad Abdulrahman Zeitoun? In questa opera di non-fiction, per la quale ha condotto ricerche e lavorato per tre anni, Dave Eggers, sulle tracce delle radici siriane del protagonista, racconta il suo matrimonio con Kathy - un'americana convertitasi all'Islam la nascita dei figli, e soprattutto dipinge magistralmente l'atmosfera surreale (a New Orleans e negli Stati Uniti) che ha reso possibile quanto è accaduto a Zeitoun. cm.14x21, pp.311, Coll.Strade Blu. Milano, Mondadori cm.14x21, pp.311, br.con bandelle, cop.fig.a col. Coll.Strade Blu. br.con bandelle, cop.fig.a col. Seller Inventory # 307944
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