212 pages
Italian language
Published Aug. 13, 1999 by Oscar Mondadori.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. 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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[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W [2]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. 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.
Also contained in:
[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W [2]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W
At eg har unngått denne!
For ei bok. Morosam, full av eventyr, absurd. Dette var noko for meg.
Ik hield niet van de stijl. Na enkele pagina's weggelegd.
Imagine hearing about the planet/galaxy that you call home, but every detail is slightly different. Slightly more interesting, slightly more comedic, and slightly more mad. An incredibly fun, nerdy, and quotable read.
Very fun read, glad I finally got around to it. A smidge to absurd for me at times but I’m still excited for the rest of the series.
Especially since I don’t know them beat for beat yet from a movie
It's always strange to read a classic decades after it has become a classic, especially when it comes to Science Fiction or any other form that is heavily dependent on the time it was written.
I've read this book at least five times before, three times in the brilliant German translation by Benjamin Schwarz, and twice in the English original (one of those times in a weird censored American book club edition), and there was never any doubt for me that it was one of the greatest books ever written.
But that was in the 90s, and I hadn't read it in the thirty years since. Getting back to it now was an interesting experience. I knew everything that would happen, but not the precise order and descriptions of it happening. Many of the book's parts felt a bit bland, and there were very few situations that made me laugh …
It's always strange to read a classic decades after it has become a classic, especially when it comes to Science Fiction or any other form that is heavily dependent on the time it was written.
I've read this book at least five times before, three times in the brilliant German translation by Benjamin Schwarz, and twice in the English original (one of those times in a weird censored American book club edition), and there was never any doubt for me that it was one of the greatest books ever written.
But that was in the 90s, and I hadn't read it in the thirty years since. Getting back to it now was an interesting experience. I knew everything that would happen, but not the precise order and descriptions of it happening. Many of the book's parts felt a bit bland, and there were very few situations that made me laugh out loud. I soon realised why that was: for one thing, the expectation of finally re-reading one of my favourite books after such a long time had created a level of anticipation that the actual book couldn't possibly match. And on the other hand, many of the tropes presented have become an integral part of our culture over the years.
A large part of the reading experience, therefore, was reassuring myself that this was the origin of all those ideas, that the answer to life, the universe and everything (among many other things) was a masterstroke of an immeasurably creative and intelligent mind, and it is not in any way the book's or its author's fault that so many lesser people have riffed off on it in the meantime.
And yes, it still is that brilliant, it just isn't surprising anymore.
Una lettura imperdibile. Arguto, assurdo ma assolutamente la leggere
One of the best sci-fi novels ever written.
Such an easy read, very amusing
È il libro che consiglio di leggere a tutti, posso dire che ha rappresentato per me una parte importante della mia vita. Lo rileggo spesso e non faccio a meno di divertirmi ogni volta.
Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him.
The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy is het eerste deel in de gelijknamige serie van vijf boeken, die de Britse schrijver Douglas Adams (1952-2001) tussen 1979 en 1992 publiceerde. De serie heeft in de loop van de tijd een cultstatus bereikt dankzij de scherpe Engelse humor en de vele iconische mijlpalen.Het eerste deel getuigt van fantasierijke sciencefiction, uitgebracht in een tijd dat het genre op een hoogtepunt was. Hoewel het verhaal zich uitsluitend in het begin afspeelt op aarde, biedt het werk in veel opzichten een blik op het Engeland van de jaren zeventig. Ondanks het ‘buitenaardse’ perspectief is het op en top ‘aards’, vol verwijzingen naar gebeurtenissen uit die periode. Ik heb het met intens veel plezier (voor een tweede keer) gelezen. (En dat precies - #nerdalert - 42 jaar na het verschijnen ervan!)
Only …
Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him.
The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy is het eerste deel in de gelijknamige serie van vijf boeken, die de Britse schrijver Douglas Adams (1952-2001) tussen 1979 en 1992 publiceerde. De serie heeft in de loop van de tijd een cultstatus bereikt dankzij de scherpe Engelse humor en de vele iconische mijlpalen.Het eerste deel getuigt van fantasierijke sciencefiction, uitgebracht in een tijd dat het genre op een hoogtepunt was. Hoewel het verhaal zich uitsluitend in het begin afspeelt op aarde, biedt het werk in veel opzichten een blik op het Engeland van de jaren zeventig. Ondanks het ‘buitenaardse’ perspectief is het op en top ‘aards’, vol verwijzingen naar gebeurtenissen uit die periode. Ik heb het met intens veel plezier (voor een tweede keer) gelezen. (En dat precies - #nerdalert - 42 jaar na het verschijnen ervan!)
Only six people in the Galaxy knew that the job of the Galactic President was not to wield power but to attract attention away from it.
Trillian had come to suspect that the main reason Zaphod had had such a wild and successful life was that he never really understood the significance of anything he did.
One of the most funniest, sharpest book I ever read.
In the beginning there was science fiction. And there was comedy. But never the twain shall, erm, met.
But that all changed when, in the 1970s, an ape descendant called Douglas Adams got very, very drunk and passed out in a field in Austria and found himself assaulted by an idea.
Terribly ordinary Englishman, Arthur Dent, and his slightly less-ordinary friend, Ford Prefect, hitch a ride off Earth mere moments before the aforementioned planet is destroyed to make way for Progress. And then things get weird.
Expect the beige hood of inanity to be lifted off the gooey and absurd innards of reality. And some unreality. And some other stuff too.
Всё-таки тяжело мне даются аудиокниги. Бумажная версия претендовала бы на 5
Absolutely loved this! It made me laugh out loud multiple times. Adams' writing style is excellent and makes me want to read the other books in the series.
It's the original BBC audio production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Before books and movies, there was this.
If you haven't listened to it, you really should treat yourself.
