Description
| Product ID: | 9781529034608 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Dirk Gently |
| Title: | The Salmon of Doubt |
| Subtitle: | Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time |
| Authors: | Author: Douglas Adams |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Crime and mystery fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Short stories, Humour, Crime & mystery, Science fiction, Fantasy, Short stories, Humour |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This distinctive and inimitable last collection is the ultimate must-have title for Douglas Adams fans. <p><b><i>The Salmon of Doubt</i> is Douglas Adams's indispensable guide to life, the universe and everything. It includes short stories and eleven chapters of a Dirk Gently novel that Douglas Adams was working on at the time of his death, and features an introduction by Stephen Fry.</b><br><br>This sublime collection dips into the wit and wisdom of the man behind <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>, uncovering his unique comic musings on everything from his school-trousers to malt whisky and from the letter Y through to his own nose, via atheism, hangovers and fried eggs.<br><br>These hilarious collected writings reveal the warmth, enthusiasm and ferocious intelligence behind this most English of comic writers; a man who was virtually an unofficial member of the Monty Python team. <br><br>Douglas Adams on his passion for P. G. Wodehouse, The Beatles and the perfect cup of tea alone make this a must-have collection and a remarkable sign-off from one of the best loved writers of all time.<br><br>Start from the beginning of the surreal Dirk Gently series with<i> Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency</i>.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-29 |