Question: what is the genre for a series of unfortunate events
Answer: A Series of Unfortunate Events The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End Author Lemony Snicket Illustrator Brett Helquist Cover artist Brett Helquist Country United States Language English Genre Gothic fiction , Absurdist fiction , Mystery , Steampunk , Comedy - Drama , Children 's fiction , Black comedy Publisher HarperCollins EgmontUK Published September 30 , 1999 -- October 14 , 2006