Name: Zeitoun
SKU: 3130602
Price: 17.03 EUR
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Author: Dave Eggers
ISBN: 9780307387943

Type

Physical Book

Author

Dave Eggers

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1x13.2x2 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN

9780307387943

ISBN13

9780307387943

Synopsis "Zeitoun "

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the bestselling author of The Circle - The true story of one family, caught between America's two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. "Eggers' tone is pitch-perfect--suspense blended with just enough information to stoke reader outrage and what is likely to be a typical response: How could this happen in America? ... It's the stuff of great narrative nonfiction." --The New York Times Book Review 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.

Dave Eggers

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Dave Eggers (Boston, 1970) es un escritor, editor y editor estadounidense. Es autor de numerosas obras, entre ellas Una historia conmovedora, asombrosa y genial, Qué es el qué, Un holograma para el rey, El círculo y El ojo y lo imposible, novela por la que recibió la Medalla Newbery en 2024.

Fundó McSweeney’s, una editorial independiente dedicada a la literatura y el humor, y junto con Nínive Calegari creó 826 Valencia, un centro de escritura y tutoría para jóvenes que dio origen a una red de iniciativas similares en distintos países. También fundó ScholarMatch, organización dedicada a facilitar el acceso de estudiantes a la educación superior. A lo largo de su trayectoria ha recibido, entre otros reconocimientos, el American Book Award y el Dayton Literary Peace Prize, y ha sido finalista del National Book Award y del Pulitzer.

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