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| | Douglas Adams |
 | | Douglas Adams is best known as the creator of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the story of Earthman Arthur Dent who survives the destruction of his home planet (demolished to make way for an interstellar bypass) by hitching a lift on a passing starship. |
 | | Originally a BBC radio show, HHGG went on to sell 14 million copies upon its publication in book form -- priming the pump for the bestselling follow-ups that included the novels The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe, Life, The Universe And Everything, So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, and Mostly Harmless. |
 | | It also triggered a computer game, a comic book, stage adaptations, a BBC television series, and of course a bath towel, and a film adaptation. |
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