Zeitoun

The true story of a Syrian-American man, Abdulrahman Zeitoun (“zay-toon”) and his family and their experiences during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans during August/September 2003. Not really a book I would've chosen on my own to read but my wife gifted it to me and I was intrigued. I read it fairly quickly too. It was a fascinating portrait of a man and a natural disaster and the strange paths his life takes during this time. But if you look further into the turns Zeitoun's life takes after the events in the book, you'll find that things were far from a happy ending for this family.

Don't look at these links if you decide to read the book yourself. Only check them out afterward.

theAdvocate.com
nola.com
NYTimes.com