Zeitoun
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"Zeitoun" is a non-fiction book by Dave Eggers that chronicles the experiences of a Syrian-American man and his family in New Orleans during and after Hurricane Katrina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zeitoun canonical | 2 |
| follows Zeitoun in Dave Eggers's bibliography | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5070836 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeitoun Context triple: [Dave Eggers, notableWork, Zeitoun]
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A.
Ibram
Ibram is the given name of Ibram X. Kendi, a prominent American historian and leading scholar of antiracism.
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B.
Ayman
Ayman is a masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "right-handed," "blessed," or "fortunate."
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C.
Khalil-Bey
Khalil-Bey was a 19th-century Ottoman diplomat and art collector best known for owning several provocative works, including Gustave Courbet’s erotic painting "The Origin of the World."
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D.
Al-Khader
Al-Khader is a Palestinian town near Bethlehem known for its historic religious sites and agricultural traditions.
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E.
Safdie
Safdie is a surname most prominently associated with filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie, known for their gritty, anxiety-inducing independent films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeitoun Target entity description: "Zeitoun" is a non-fiction book by Dave Eggers that chronicles the experiences of a Syrian-American man and his family in New Orleans during and after Hurricane Katrina.
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A.
Ibram
Ibram is the given name of Ibram X. Kendi, a prominent American historian and leading scholar of antiracism.
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B.
Ayman
Ayman is a masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "right-handed," "blessed," or "fortunate."
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C.
Khalil-Bey
Khalil-Bey was a 19th-century Ottoman diplomat and art collector best known for owning several provocative works, including Gustave Courbet’s erotic painting "The Origin of the World."
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D.
Al-Khader
Al-Khader is a Palestinian town near Bethlehem known for its historic religious sites and agricultural traditions.
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E.
Safdie
Safdie is a surname most prominently associated with filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie, known for their gritty, anxiety-inducing independent films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Dave Eggers ⓘ |
| awarded |
American Book Award
ⓘ
Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
|
| basedOn | real events in the life of Abdulrahman Zeitoun ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Muslim American family life
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U.S. government response to Hurricane Katrina ⓘ detention of civilians without charge ⓘ flooding in New Orleans ⓘ |
| genre |
literary journalism
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasControversy | later public controversy regarding Abdulrahman Zeitoun's personal conduct ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781934781630 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim upon release ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucratic failure
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ faith ⓘ family separation ⓘ racial and religious profiling ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| includedIn |
contemporary American non-fiction canon
ⓘ
post-Katrina literature ⓘ |
| isAbout |
experiences of a Syrian-American man during and after Hurricane Katrina
ⓘ
treatment of Muslim Americans in crisis situations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hurricane Katrina
ⓘ
Syrian-American experience ⓘ post-9/11 Islamophobia in the United States ⓘ wrongful detention ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 368 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | San Francisco ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Abdulrahman Zeitoun
ⓘ
Kathy Zeitoun ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | McSweeney's ⓘ |
| setInPlace | New Orleans ⓘ |
| setInTime |
after Hurricane Katrina
ⓘ
during Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zeitoun Description of subject: "Zeitoun" is a non-fiction book by Dave Eggers that chronicles the experiences of a Syrian-American man and his family in New Orleans during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Referenced by (3)
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