Douglas Adams. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian
It's 10 years today since Douglas Adams said a premature "so long, and thanks for all the fish", and died woefully young of a heart attack at the age of 49.Adams was known for many things. He was a renowned environmentalist and animal-rights campaigner. He was an unofficial Python. He was a self-described "radical atheist" and earned both a eulogy and a dedication in The God Delusion from Richard Dawkins. He was a renowned hater of deadlines, his oft-quoted "I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by" a mantra for many a writer since. He apparently had a thing for fast cars.
But most people will know Adams solely for The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is pretty much how it should be. For all his many and diverse talents and interests, Adams was a phenomenal writer whose books have justifiably now passed into the "classic" category.
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