'One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius'- David WalliamsAn international phenomenon and pop-culture classic,The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show,TV series,novel,stage play,comic book and film. Following the galactic (mis)adventures of Arthur Dent,Hitchhiker's in its various incarnations has captured the imaginations of curious minds around the world . . .It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route,and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment,they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed,in large friendly letters,with the words: DON'T PANIC. The weekend has only just begun . . .This 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives,and an introduction by former Doctor Who showrunner,Russell T Davies.Continue Arthur Dent's intergalactic adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe,Life,the Universe and Everything,So Long,and Thanks for All the Fish,and Mostly Harmless.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529034523Number of pages: 224Weight: 164 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 15 mm
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One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering geniusDazzlingly inventiveFizzing with ideas...BrilliantI haven't known many geniuses in my life. Some brilliantly smart people,but only a tiny handful would I class as geniuses. I would class Douglas,because he saw things differently,and he was capable of communicating the way he saw things,and once he explained things the way he saw them,it was almost impossible to see them the way you used to see themThe first book that wasn't by Roald Dahl that really made me laugh. Arthur Dent is this humdrum person in search of a cup of tea and ends up going on mind-blowing adventures. He is so ordinary and the circumstances are so extraordinary that it was the funniest thing I'd ever readIt changed my whole life. It's literally out of this worldReally entertaining and funHitchhiker's is packed with that unique energy,all barmy and bristling and bold. This book can be witty,iconoclastic,godless,savage,sweet,surreal,but above all,it dares to be silly. Fiercely,beautifully sillyHe had almost a Wodehousian style and some of his phrases and jokes entered our language. He changed the way people spokeThere has never been another writer remotely like Douglas Adams. He discovered a completely new genre - scientific wit - and having discovered it he raised it to dizzying heightsQuite good I suppose,if you like brilliantly entertaining books written with a touch of imaginative geniusVery occasionally a book comes along that changes the way you laugh and what you laugh aboutOne of the world's sanest,smartest,kindest,funniest voicesSheer delightMagical...read this bookReally entertaining and funMuch funnier than anything John Cleese has writtenWho is John CleeseI know for a fact that John Cleese hasn't read it
Douglas Adams
One of the most popular,widely read humorists of our time,Douglas Adams was a beloved British author and screenwriter,best known for his smash hit series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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