1 Dead in Attic After Katrina
1 Dead in Attic After Katrina by Chris Rose is a reissue published by Simon and Schuster on August 4, 2015. This collection of columns from the award-winning journalist offers a poignant look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2006, detailing the extensive damage and the resilience of New Orleans. Through a blend of emotion, tragedy, and humor, Rose chronicles the experiences of both the living and the dead, capturing the complexities of recovery in a city grappling with its identity.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of life in post-Katrina New Orleans, as Rose’s writing reflects the challenges faced by the community during this tumultuous period. The book includes photographs by British photojournalist Charlie Varley, enhancing the narrative of destruction and rebirth. Covering themes of natural disasters and social science, 1 Dead in Attic presents a compelling account of hope and despair, making it a significant contribution to the history of the region. With 384 pages, this edition is available in English and provides an insightful perspective on a pivotal moment in American history.
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With a new foreword by the author—Chris Rose’s New York Times bestselling collection: “A gripping book about life’s challenges in post-Katrina New Orleans…packed with heart, honesty, and wit” (New Republic).
Celebrated as a local classic and heaped with national praise, 1 Dead in Attic is a brilliant collection of columns by an award-winning Times-Picayune journalist chronicling the horrific damage and aftermath wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2006. “Frank and compelling…vivid and invaluable” (Booklist), it is a roller coaster ride through a devastated American wasteland as it groans for rebirth. Full of the emotion, tragedy and even humor—which has made Chris Rose a favorite son and the voice of a lost city—these are the stories of the dead and the living, of survivors and believers, of destruction and recovery, and of hope and despair.
With photographs by British photojournalist Charlie Varley, 1 Dead in Attic captures New Orleans caught between an old era and a new, New Orleans in its most desperate time, as it struggled out of floodwaters and willed itself back to life.
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