Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
Author(s): M.J. Simpson
Douglas Adams will be most fondly remembered for the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series and its idiosyncratic humour, but this biography covers his life from his days as a struggling sketch writer to his untimely death at the age of 49 in May 2001.
General Information
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- : Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- : 01 March 2003
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : M.J. Simpson
- : Hardback
- : 823.914
- : 8 colour pl
More About The Product
MJ Simpson is acknowledged as the world's leading authority on the life and career of Douglas Adams, having collected information and material on him for twenty years. When Adams' personal assistant required information on her boss' career, it was Simpson that she phoned. He has been interviewed about Douglas Adams on Channel 4's 'Top Ten TV: Sci-Fi' series and BBC2's 'Reading the Decades', and on many radio stations. He has interviewed Adams several times, edited the world's only 'Hitchhiker's Guide' magazine and co-founded Britain's bestselling science fiction magazine SFX.
