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Douglas Adams (1) (1952–2001)

Autor(a) de The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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About the Author

Douglas Noel Adams (sometimes referred to Bop Ad because of his distinctive signature) was born in Cambridge, England, on March 11, 1952 and educated at St. John's College at Cambridge University. He graduated with honors in English Literature in 1974. In addition to being a writer/editor for mostrar mais radio, television, and stage, Adams has worked as a hospital reporter, barn builder, and radio producer. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979, one of his bestselling humor and science fiction novels, was originally a radio series. It was the first in a four-book series that includes The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe, and Everything, and So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. He once stated that the idea for his first novel came while he was "lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck and gazing at the stars." He pokes fun at humanity by mixing science fiction with humor. Adams's additional books include The Meaning of Liff; The Deeper Meaning of Liff; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul; and Mostly Harmless. He has also co-authored the book Last Chance to See, about endangered species. Douglas Adams died May 11, 2001 of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 49. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Séries

Obras por Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) — Autor — 38,581 exemplares
Life, the Universe, and Everything (1982) — Autor — 15,601 exemplares
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984) 14,237 exemplares
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) 13,779 exemplares
Mostly Harmless (1992) 12,441 exemplares
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) 12,144 exemplares
The Salmon of Doubt (2002) 6,541 exemplares
Last Chance to See (1990) 4,102 exemplares
The Deeper Meaning of Liff (1990) 1,632 exemplares
The Meaning of Liff (1983) 1,454 exemplares
The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (1985) 1,017 exemplares
The Hitchhiker's Trilogy (1983) 328 exemplares
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (2017) 124 exemplares
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (2018) 103 exemplares
Shada (2003) — Autor — 69 exemplares
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe (1986) 69 exemplares
Doctor Who: City of Death [TV serial] (1979) — Writer (as David Agnew) — 55 exemplares
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBC Audio) (2007) — Autor — 49 exemplares
Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book (1986) — Contribuidor — 46 exemplares
Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet (2021) 41 exemplares
Doctor Who: Shada [TV serial] (2013) — Writer — 36 exemplares
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet [TV serial] (2002) — Writer — 17 exemplares
Zu den Sternen! (2009) 2 exemplares
Skating 2 exemplares
Douglas Adams-4 Vols (Boxed) (1988) 1 exemplar
Robot Dreams 1 exemplar
Deuses ̀solta 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic (1997) — Autor — 2,645 exemplares
Shada: The Lost Adventure (2012) — Original Script — 717 exemplares
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996) — Contribuidor — 628 exemplares
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [2005 film] (2005) — Original book — 619 exemplares
The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013) — Contribuidor — 559 exemplares
Sunset at Blandings (1977) — Prefácio, algumas edições504 exemplares
City of Death (2015) — Original Script — 229 exemplares
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [complete BBC TV series - 1981] (1981) — Screenwriter; Actor — 162 exemplares
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Authorized Collection (1993) — Original Author — 125 exemplares
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks [TV serial] (2008) — Script editor — 40 exemplares
Not 1982 (1981)algumas edições32 exemplares
Simulations: 15 Tales of Virtual Reality (Citadel Twilight) (1993) — Contribuidor — 24 exemplares
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe {graphic novel, 1-3} (1998) — Original Author — 17 exemplares
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Book Three of Three (1993) — Original Author — 16 exemplares
A Feast of Stories (1996) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares
Talkback, Volume Two: The Seventies (2006) — Interviewee — 13 exemplares
Life, the Universe and Everything {graphic novel, 1-3} (1996) — Original Author — 12 exemplares
Life, the Universe and Everything - Book One of Three (1996) — Original Author — 6 exemplares
Life, the Universe and Everything - Book Three of Three (1996) — Original Author — 5 exemplares
Life, the Universe and Everything - Book Two of Three (1996) — Original Author — 5 exemplares
In●Vision: Season 17 Overview (1993) — Contributor "The Script Editor's Guide to the Doctor Who Galaxy" and "Adams appeal" — 2 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Adams, Douglas Noël
Outros nomes
DNA
Data de nascimento
1952-03-11
Data de falecimento
2001-05-11
Localização do túmulo
Highgate Cemetery, London
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
England, UK
País (no mapa)
England, UK
Local de nascimento
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Local de falecimento
Montecito, California, USA
Causa da morte
heart attack
Locais de residência
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Islington, London, England, UK
Educação
St. John's College, Cambridge (BA|1974)
Ocupações
writer
editor
Relações
Fry, Stephen (friend)
Belson, Jane (wife)
Organizações
BBC
Prémios e menções honrosas
Asteroid Namesake ("1861 Arthurdent")
Asteroid Namesake ("2592 Douglasadams")
Agente
Ed Victor

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Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. Adams is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film.

Membros

Discussions

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy LE 2023 em Folio Society Devotees (Novembro 2023)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy em Book talk (Maio 2023)
September Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's em The Green Dragon (Setembro 2012)
1001 Group Read:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy em 1001 Books to read before you die (Julho 2011)
Douglas Adams - Remembering 10 years on! em Science Fiction Fans (Maio 2011)

Críticas

I doubt that all the previous readers who gave this 3, 4 or 5 stars want to know what I think about it, or anyone else for that matter.
 
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gmillar | 118 outras críticas | Mar 9, 2024 |
All five of Douglas Adam's HItch Hiker's series in one volume. The earlier books are excellent, but the later ones not so entertaining.
 
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INeilC | 42 outras críticas | Feb 27, 2024 |
 
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ckdstrider | Feb 8, 2024 |

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1980s (5)
My TBR (1)

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Estatísticas

Obras
107
Also by
25
Membros
172,842
Popularidade
#31
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
2,158
ISBN
1,227
Línguas
34
Marcado como favorito
1,568

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