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What it is about

  • Science fiction, English
  • Radio plays, English

Kind of book

  • Novel

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  • Adult

About this book

Its Library of Congress subjects: Science fiction, English, Radio plays, English. It is book 1 of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and listed for an audience of adults.

Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata

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First published
First published on October 12, 1979. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
It received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books. Source: Wikidata, citing npr.org, checked November 6, 2026.

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