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This reads as a comic refusal to frame art as a neat, elevated mission. It points to the idea that big claims about art can collapse under their own weight, because art is always larger, messier, and less manageable than theory. It lands when someone tries to define a creative work too neatly, and the work pushes back.
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About Douglas Adams
English author, humourist, and screenwriter
Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a work that began as a BBC radio comedy in 1978 and later grew into a much larger franchise. He expanded it into a set of five books that sold more than 14 million copies during his lifetime. Adams also adapted the story for television in 1981, for a video game in 1984, and for a feature film in 2005.
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