Adams, D. (2005). The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy. New York: Del Rey.
Originally published in 1979.
ISBN: 9780345391803 | paperback | 309p. | $7.99 USD
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Annotation: After
Earth is demolished to make way for a new hyperspatial expressway, Arthur Dent
begins to hitch-hike through space.
Book Talk: Arthur
Dent has just discovered his house is to be immediately demolished to make room
for a new bypass. And things are getting
worse. His longtime friend Ford has also
just revealed he’s really an alien journalist writing a guide called Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Without much time to process everything, Arthur
and his friend quickly hitch a ride on an alien space ship to narrowly escape Earth
as it’s destroyed for the hyperspace bypass. So begins the wacky adventure that will take
Arthur across the universe with a band of unearthly ridiculous characters. Hitch a ride with Arthur and Ford as they
explore the absurd corners of the universe and in the process write their own version
of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
My favorite thing
about the book:
It is wonderfully absurd, fast paced and most importantly—hilarious!
First Sentence:
“Far out in the
uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the
Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”
Favorite
character:
Arthur Dent. Arthur’s a wonderful stand-in for the
reader: confused, incredulous, yet eager to find out what happens next.
Awards/Honors:
1979 Number one on the Sunday Times best seller list
1984 Golden Pan
Best of Young British Novelists Nominee
Learn More:
Test your knowledge of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with BBC’s Hitchhiker’s Quizzes.
Enjoy this clip from the movie version where the answer
to life, the universe, and everything else is given…
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