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The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams (No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller)
(Author) Douglas AdamsOver 60 boxes full of notebooks, research, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches, to-do lists, hard drives and even poems...Welcome to the incredible archive of Douglas Adams. After his death in 2001, Douglas Adams's papers were loaned to his old Cambridge college, St John's. Reproduced here, in facsimile form and in close association with Adams's family and literary estate, 42 is a full-colour, large-format hardback that follows Adams career from early collaborations with Graham Chapman to his work on Doctor Who, through the Hitchhiker years, Dirk Gently, his groundbreaking non-fiction book Last Chance to See and his later digital work. Alongside this are details of projects that never came to fruition like a proposed theme park ride and a TV series provisionally entitled The Secret Empire. Edited by Kevin Jon Davies, who has worked on a number of Hitchhiker-related projects and had a personal friendship with Adams spanning more than twenty years.
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for his science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." His witty and irreverent writing style, combined with his unique perspective on the universe, made him a beloved figure in the genre of comedic science fiction. Adams' work continues to inspire readers and writers alike, as he challenged the conventions of traditional science fiction and brought a fresh, humorous approach to the genre. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" remains his most famous and enduring work, captivating audiences with its quirky characters, absurd situations, and philosophical musings on life, the universe, and everything. Adams' contributions to literature have left a lasting impact, solidifying his legacy as a master of blending humor and imagination in storytelling.