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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

1980 novel by Douglas Adams
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Summary

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,205 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe authored Q42[3].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's genre is comic novel[5].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's genre is science fiction comedy[7].
  • Milliway's is named after The Restaurant at the End of the Universe[8].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe followed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[9].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe was followed by Life, the Universe and Everything[10].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's part of the series is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[11].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe was released on 1980[14].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's characters is recorded as Arthur Dent[15].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's characters is recorded as Zaphod Beeblebrox[16].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's characters is recorded as Ford Prefect[17].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's characters is recorded as Trillian[18].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's characters is recorded as Marvin the Paranoid Android[19].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's characters is recorded as Eddie the Computer[20].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as The Restaurant at the End of the Universe[21].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117025227[22].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as The Restaurant at the End of the Universe[23].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117025247[24].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134174334[25].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134175008[26].
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134392350[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: 99a20814-14fe-4c3d-b374-e4f7d8562c2b[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe authored Q42[3].

Publication

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe was published on 1980[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include comic novel[5], science fiction[6], and science fiction comedy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[11].

Subject and Themes

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe's part of the series is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe followed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[9]. It was followed by Life, the Universe and Everything[10].

Why It Matters

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,205 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

literary work The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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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