Synopsis
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'People
of Earth, your
attention please.
This is Prostetnic
Vogon Jeltz of the
Galactic
Hyperspace
Planning
Council.
Plans for
development of the
outlying regions
of the galaxy
require the
building of a
hyperspatial
express route
through your star
system, and
regrettably your
planet is
scheduled for
demolition.
The process will
take slightly less
than two of your
Earth
minutes.
Thank you.'
For Arthur
Dent, earthling
and homeowner, the
severe case of
planning blight
announced above is
the overture to a
quite remarkable
set of travels,
guided en route by
an equally
remarkable book -
a book more
popular than the
Celestial Home
Care Omnibus,
cheaper than the
Encyclopedia
Galactica,
it's ...The
Hitch-Hiker's
Guide to the
Galaxy.
It began as a
radio
series. Now
it's a book.
From hereon,
anything,
literally
anything, is
suddenly possible
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Review
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"It's
science fiction
and it's extremely
funny...inspired
lunacy that leaves
hardly a science
fiction cliche
alive."
Washington Post
"The feckless
protagonist,
Arthur Dent, is
reminiscent of
Vonnegut heroes,
and his travels
afford a wild
satire of present
institutions."
Chicago Tribune
"Very simply,
the book is one of
the funniest SF
spoofs ever
written, with
hyperbolic ideas
folding in on
themselves."
School Library
Journal
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