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The Salmon of Doubt

Douglas Adams

Part of the Dirk Gently series

  • 299 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1995
  • 29 editions
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1 About this book

On Friday, May 11, 2001, the world mourned the untimely passing of Douglas Adams, beloved creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, dead of a heart attack at age forty-nine. Thankfully, in addition to a magnificent literary legacy--which includes seven novels and three co-authored works of nonfiction--Douglas left us something more.

The book you are about to enjoy was rescued from his four computers, culled from an archive of chapters from his long-awaited novel-in-progress, as well as his short stories, speeches, articles, interviews, and letters. In a way that none of his previous books could, The Salmon of Doubt provides the full, dazzling, laugh-out-loud experience of a journey through the galaxy as perceived by Douglas Adams.

Good for readers who want: science fiction and humor.

  • Science fiction
  • Humor
  • Private investigators
  • Dirk Gently
  • Short stories
  • Modern & contemporary fiction

2 About Douglas Adams

1952–2001

Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He wrote 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 14 million copies in his lifetime. He also adapted it into a 1981 television series, a 1984 video game and a 2005 feature film. Adams was born in Cambridge and raised in Essex.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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