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British science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)

Also known as: Douglas N. Adams, Douglas Noel Adams, Дуглас Адамс, دوغلاس آدمز, 더글러스 애덤스, ダグラス・アダムズ

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984)
Life, the Universe and Everything (1999)
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (2001)
Novels (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Restaurant at the End of the Universe / Life, the Universe and Everything / So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish) (1989)
Hitchhiker's Trilogy (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Restaurant at the End of the Universe / Life, the Universe, and Everything) (1983)