Vintage, 2010 . All I knew was that it was about hurricane Katrina and got great reviews. Please try again. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. 2009. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Though Zeitoun's story could have been a source of cynicism or despair, Dave Eggers's clear and elegant prose manages to deftly capture many of the signature shortcomings of American life while holding onto the innate optimism and endless drive to more closely match our ideals that Zeitoun and his adopted land share.
She had a copy which she gave me to read a number of years ago. Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017. It's full of lessons for how we should manage disasters in the future. Please try your request again later. January 1 PUBLISHER. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Unable to rate Zeitoun has been on my shelf for years. Reading this book has given me a whole new appreciation of what the residents went through and how some became heroes under the most incredible of circumstances. It’s non-fiction and follows a Syrian-American family when the father ... Vollständige Rezension lesen, I thought I knew everything there was to know about this hurricane but little did I know this book would be such an eyeopener. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. “This is a beautiful book. Zeitoun by Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun. Please try again. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Zeitoun [Eggers, Dave] on Amazon.com. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.

On the surface, this is the story about mega Hurricane Katrina, which in ... Vollständige Rezension lesen. Since I loved the story and had passed the book on to a friend I decided to find a copy as a present for my daughter. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. NARRATOR. Not my favorite book, certainly made me think about the current hurricanes.

Great read, Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017, Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017, Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2017. Katrina wasn';t just a hurricane to those who experienced it. [Dave Eggers] -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, longtime New Orleans residents Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun are cast into an unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water. Please try again. A riveting account of Hurricane Katrina and a shocking tale of wrongful arrest and racism, Zeitoun is the true story of one Syrian-American, plucked from his home and accused of terrorism, written by one of America's most high-profile literary writers, now available for the first time in paperback from Vintage Canada. ‎A riveting account of Hurricane Katrina and a shocking tale of wrongful arrest and racism, Zeitoun is the true story of one Syrian-American, plucked from his home and accused of terrorism, written by one of America's most high-profile literary writers, now available for the first time in pape…

Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. 10:29. hr min. Though Zeitoun's story could have been a source of cynicism or despair, Dave Eggers's clear and elegant prose manages to deftly capture many of the signature shortcomings of American life while holding onto the innate optimism and endless drive to more closely match our ideals that Zeitoun and his adopted land share. Here he chronicles the Kafka-esque tribulations of Syrian-American Abdulrahman Zeitoun in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. More items to explore . Get this from a library!

Recorded Books. Well written and paced well.