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Life, the Universe and Everything

1982 novel by Douglas Adams
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Life, the Universe and Everything

Summary

Life, the Universe and Everything is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Life, the Universe and Everything authored Q42[3].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything was published by Pan Books[5].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything was published by Harmony Books[6].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's genre is science fiction comedy[7].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's genre is fantasy[9].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's genre is humorous fiction[10].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything followed The Restaurant at the End of the Universe[11].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything was followed by So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish[12].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's part of the series is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[13].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything was released on August 1982[16].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Arthur Dent[17].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Zaphod Beeblebrox[18].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Ford Prefect[19].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Slartibartfast[20].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Trillian[21].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Marvin the Paranoid Android[22].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's characters is recorded as Eddie the Computer[23].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's has edition or translation is recorded as Life, the Universe and Everything[24].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's has edition or translation is recorded as Life, the Universe and Everything[25].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134392323[26].
  • Life, the Universe and Everything's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c2481def-be65-479a-8b4c-f617dfc659b0[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Life, the Universe and Everything authored Q42[3]. Publishers include Pan Books[5] and Harmony Books[6].

Publication

Life, the Universe and Everything was published on August 1982[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include science fiction comedy[7], science fiction[8], fantasy[9], and humorous fiction[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[13].

Subject and Themes

Life, the Universe and Everything's part of the series is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Life, the Universe and Everything followed The Restaurant at the End of the Universe[11]. It was followed by So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish[12].

Why It Matters

Life, the Universe and Everything ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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