Dave Eggers is the critically acclaimed author of numerous works of non-fiction and books for young readers, his novels including A Hologram for the King and The Circle, which was recently adapted into a film starring Tom Hanks. His new book is The Captain and the Glory. The last captain of the great ship The Glory has stepped down and a brash and boastful man with no experience, no knowledge of navigation, and who has often complained about not even liking boats, steps forward to take over the ship. If this scenario sounds familiar to some of you, you’re not alone. The Captain and the Glory has been described as “Absurd, hilarious, and all too recognizable...a wicked farce of contemporary America.”
