In the Sagittarius arm of our galaxy, the unfashionable end, there’s a small planet that swarms with life of all varieties including a dominant species of primates. One of them, who was exceptionally large and exceptionally clever, sported a Himalayan nose and a distinctly odd way of looking at everything. His name was Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, four more wildly funny volumes in the same trilogy, and much else besides. His writing is full of excellent jokes and expressions that have entered the language. Are we ready for Life, the Universe and Everything? Militantly atheist, Douglas was possessed by a disturbing sense of wonder. Step back from the familiar, he thought, and it is very strange that we exist at all.
This biography was written with the help of Douglas’s family and friends; it is an insider’s account of a man who is still missed by millions of fans around the world.
