The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment

by Dave Eggers

Book Overview

A savage satire of a United States in the throes of insanity, this hilarious novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Circle tells the story of a noble ship, the Glory, and the loud, clownish, and foul Captain who steers it to the brink of disaster.

"A short parable for our times that is 30 percent Veep, 30 percent Voltaire, and the rest flavored by Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Swift, Percival Everett, and Salman...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525659080
• ISBN13: 9780525659082
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

one of my favorite understandable sarcasm books of recent times

what i liked is the up to date for 2020 sarcasm. what i did not like is sometimes to blunt. The people who should read this are those in tune with the time period of 2020. I at this point do not know any similar books.