Science Fiction· United Kingdom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas AdamsAggregate Editorial Score46/100
BBC Big Read
Published 1979216 pagesEnglish
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is a landmark work of science fiction, first published in 1979. Moments before the Earth is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent is whisked into space by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the Hitchhiker's Guide. Adams's comic science fiction classic is one of the funniest novels ever written and a devastating satire on the search for meaning. Themes of comedy, meaning of life, space run through the work. The book has received recognition from BBC Big Read 1979.
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Speculative fiction exploring technology, space, the future, and society.
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