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Author

Douglas Adams

March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001 · United Kingdom

Playwright, Screenwriter, Novelist, Children's writer, Science fiction writer, Comedian, Writer, Musician

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Titles on list

5

Total weeks

51

Peak rank

#3

#15101519841986198819901992

Biography

Born
March 11, 1952 · Cambridge
Died
May 11, 2001 · Santa Barbara
Nationality
United Kingdom
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Brentwood School, St John's College

Awards & Honours

  • 1980Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction
  • 1983Inkpot Award

On the Bestseller Lists

5 titles

MOSTLY HARMLESS
Douglas Adams
Cover of MOSTLY HARMLESS

MOSTLY HARMLESS

#3 · 12 wks

THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL
Douglas Adams
Cover of THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL

THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL

#6 · 10 wks

DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY
Douglas Adams
Cover of DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY

DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY

#5 · 14 wks

SO LONG, AN THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Douglas Adams

SO LONG, AN THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

#15 · 1 wk

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Douglas Adams
Cover of SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

#3 · 14 wks

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).