ZEITOUN by Dave Eggers

I am a fan of Eggers’ nonfiction. Though his last work of book-length journalistic nonfic—WHAT IS THE WHAT—had more literary zing, ZEITOUN is readable, compelling, and a deeply important story about American politics and prejudice in post-Katrina New Orleans. The protagonist, a Muslim immigrant and successful contractor and builder, is a testament to the American Dream and to decent human values, despite being put through an American nightmare.