Douglas Adams (1) (1952–2001)
Auteur van Het transgalactische liftershandboek
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Over de Auteur
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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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Werken van Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts (1979) 4,218 exemplaren, 43 besprekingen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (1979) 2,879 exemplaren, 24 besprekingen
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1994) — Auteur — 1,071 exemplaren, 5 besprekingen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase [sound recording] (1978) 258 exemplaren, 6 besprekingen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1993) 182 exemplaren, 2 besprekingen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts: The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases (2005) 109 exemplaren, 1 bespreking
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete BBC Radio Series (2005) 79 exemplaren, 2 besprekingen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6: Hexagonal Phase: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (2018) 34 exemplaren
Don't Panic: The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: The Original… (2020) 9 exemplaren
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series (Hitchhiker's Guide (radio plays)) (2019) 7 exemplaren
Last Chance to See: The original BBC Radio series: In Search of the World's Most Endangered Species (2020) 4 exemplaren
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Two - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe {album} (1980) 3 exemplaren
Douglas Adams (Three book set, includes The Salmon of Doubt, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and The Long Dark… (2013) 3 exemplaren
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 2 exemplaren
Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias 2 exemplaren
Skating 2 exemplaren
Τουρίστες στον πλανήτη Γη 1 exemplaar
So Long and Thank You for the Fish 1 exemplaar
Robot Dreams 1 exemplaar
And Everything [essay] 1 exemplaar
Deuses ̀solta 1 exemplaar
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Two 5 1 exemplaar
Episode 1-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1 exemplaar
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1 and 2 1 exemplaar
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 3 and 4 1 exemplaar
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 5 and 6 1 exemplaar
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The… 1 exemplaar
A Short Story From Eagle and Boys World 1 exemplaar
Episode 5-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1 exemplaar
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [2005 film] (2005) — Original book — 660 exemplaren, 7 besprekingen
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Medewerker — 236 exemplaren, 6 besprekingen
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [complete BBC TV series - 1981] (1981) — Screenwriter; Actor — 172 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Authorized Collection (1993) — Original Author — 125 exemplaren, 5 besprekingen
The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2014) — Introductie, sommige edities — 96 exemplaren, 1 bespreking
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe {graphic novel, 1-3} (1998) — Original Author — 16 exemplaren
In●Vision: Season 17 Overview (1993) — Contributor "The Script Editor's Guide to the Doctor Who Galaxy" and "Adams appeal" — 2 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Adams, Douglas Noël
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- DNA
- Geboortedatum
- 1952-03-11
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2001-05-11
- Graflocatie
- Highgate Cemetery, London
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- England, UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Montecito, California, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- heart attack
- Woonplaatsen
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Islington, London, England, UK - Opleiding
- St. John's College, Cambridge (BA|1974)
- Beroepen
- writer
editor - Relaties
- Fry, Stephen (friend)
Belson, Jane (wife) - Organisaties
- BBC
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Asteroid Namesake ("1861 Arthurdent")
Asteroid Namesake ("2592 Douglasadams") - Agent
- Ed Victor
- Korte biografie
- 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.
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Discussies
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy LE 2023 in Folio Society Devotees (november 2023)
EP Douglas Adams HitchHikers Guide to the Universe All in One Release in Easton Press Collectors (september 2023)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Book talk (mei 2023)
September Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's in The Green Dragon (september 2012)
September Fantasy Thread - NO SPOILERS - Dirk Gently's in The Green Dragon (augustus 2012)
1001 Group Read:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1001 Books to read before you die (juli 2011)
Douglas Adams - Remembering 10 years on! in Science Fiction Fans (mei 2011)
Besprekingen
Deze humor is duidelijk niet aan mij besteed. Ik snap het gewoon niet. Af en toe was het wel grappig, maar ik vond er weinig verhaal in.
Knotsgekke science fiction, absurdisme voor pubers, heel luchtig; vooral de depressieve robot Arnold was een mooie vondst. Uiteraard geen grote literatuur, maar best leuk.
Dit is inderdaad een dolkomisch boek. Als je ook wel van de schijfwereld boeken van Terry Pratchett houd vind je deze boeken ook hilarisch. Natuurlijk is de schijfwereld meer fantasy en deze boeken science fiction maar toch.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6: Hexagonal Phase: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (Winnaar – Science fiction – 2019)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Live in Concert] (Finalist – Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium – 2008)
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bijv leider Zaphod en depressieve Marvin bij de lift. ( die daarvóór het drukke insect met rose vleugels vroeg waar Zaphod was terwijl hij wist dat hij iets verderop stond, om maar even een praatje te hebben. ) .
onlogische logika, of andersom, logische onlogica
"How can you tell there's anything out there?" said the man politely, " the door is closed" blz. 257 ( the ruler of the universe on the empty green/blue planet. )
Subtieler dan deel een, daarom leuker, al moet je deel 1 wel hebben gelezen om deel 2 te snappen. Toch ook wel zin in een sf die helemaal wetenschappelijk consistent is.… (meer)