The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy of five books" by Douglas Adams, with a sixth book written by Eoin Colfer. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of …
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy of five books" by Douglas Adams, with a sixth book written by Eoin Colfer. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name, centering on the adventures of the only man to survive the destruction of Earth; while roaming outer space, he comes to learn the truth behind Earth's existence. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia.
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- 2492277
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- 11
Editions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis
German language
Published Sept. 1, 1999
- ISBN:
- 978-3-453-14697-6Copied ISBN!
Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti
Italian language
Published March 17, 1999
- ISBN:
- 978-88-04-46463-1Copied ISBN!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Spanish language
Published Nov. 18, 2008
- ISBN:
- 978-84-339-7310-8Copied ISBN!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Portuguese language
Published March 17, 2009
- ISBN:
- 978-85-99296-57-8Copied ISBN!
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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- 978-978-043-400-7Copied ISBN!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
193 pages
Published March 17, 2007
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
216 pages
Published March 17, 2005
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis, #1)
208 pages
Published March 11, 1998
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
174 pages
Published March 17, 2010
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