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What Forms Of Figurative Langauge Does Douglas Adams Use In The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy?

I have to write a paper on the forms of figurative langauge that Douglas Adams uses in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I think he uses personification a lot but thats hard to write about. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Answer:Hahaha I love doug adams he's soo funny :D as for figurative langauge I know he writes in third person ominiscent and he uses a lot of sarcarsm your right about the personfication he uses a lot of that, it being a science fiction and all.

How Did Douglas Adams Fit Inot Science Fiction?

I'm looking for some information on the science fiction writer Douglas Adams, and I need some info on how he really "fit inot" science fiction writing history and really why he was important to science fiction itself. Links to info would be much appreciated! Note: I'm not looking for Wikipedia. I've already gotten some info from that site, thanks! Great info, but I'm really looking for links to these references. Thanks!

Answer:Douglas Adams is the best known of the subgenre of science fiction comedy. He started also in what is now an unconventional medium, radio. His main work, the Hitichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series is incredibly popular in Britain and has a strong following everywhere else. Adams was known for incorporating modern day issues, such as his strong environmentalist opinion and atheism. He also created many references that are seen in many places such as 42 as "the answer to life, the universe and everything", the concept of the babelfish, and the phrase "don't panic".

Is There A Douglas Adams Book That Begins With An Explosion?

I read a book years ago that began with an explosion that various orgaisations claim responsibility for, includeing the IRA and the gas board. I thought it was by Douglas Adams but I can't find a book written by him that begins like this.

Answer:The long dark Teatime of the Soul. The explosion takes place at Heathrow airport, due to Thor losing his temper due to the fact they won't let him fly as he doesn't have a passport. Is that the book you were thinking of?.

douglas Adams?

It kinda bums me out that he's dead and all.... Anyway, my question is, do you prefer his dirk gently or hitchhiker series better?

Answer:While I liked both series I would have to say the hitchhikker series was better. Interesting trivia: One character appears in both series. Who is it? I'll modify this question tomorrow and give the answer.

what Authors Write Llike Douglas Adams, Who Wrote ULTIMATE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY?

I'M looking for a new book to read. and I really likethe way douglas adams writes. so any suggestions would be great.

Answer:The most Adams-like book I know of is 'Good Omens' by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett. It is one of the funniest books I've ever read--it's like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Apocalypse" (For what it's worth, Neil Gaiman also wrote a biography of Douglas Adams). http://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0441003257 Also check out Terry Pratchett's fantasy books, like the 'Discworld' series. He has a similar way of writing, though perhaps a bit more slapstick. Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) wrote a novel 'Starship Titanic', based on a computer game by Douglas Adams. Fellow Monty Pythoner, Eric Idle, wrote a science fiction/comedy novel called 'The Road to Mars'. Science fiction author Connie Willis has a slightly different style of writing, but I think you would really enjoy her comic novels. I recommend 'Bellwethere' and 'To Say Nothing of the Dog.' Christopher Moore is an American author with a bizarre sense of humour. You might want to take a look at some of his work ('Bloodsucking Fiends', 'Practical Demonkeeping', 'Fluke', 'Lamb'). I've heard a lot of people compare Piers Anthony to Douglas Adams. I'm personally not a big fan, but you might want to check out the 'Xanth' or 'Incarnations of Immortality' series.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 25th Anniversary Edition
Average Rating: 4.5
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Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Crown
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How shall we begin?

This is the story of a book called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy—not an Earth book, never published on Earth and, until the terrible catastrophe occurred, never seen or even heard of by any Earthman. Nevertheless, a wholly remarkable book.

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This is the story of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a number-one best seller in England, a weekly radio series with millions of fanatic listeners, and soon to be a television spectacle on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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This is the story of Arthur Dent, who, secnds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, is plucked off the planet by his friend, Ford Prefect, who has been posing as an out-of-work actor for the last fifteen years but is really a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Together they begin a journey through the galaxy aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, with the words don’t panic written on the front. (“A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.”)

In their travels they meet:
•Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch President of the Galaxy
•Trillian—Zaphod’s girl friend, formerly Tricia McMillan, whom Arthur once tried to pick up at a cocktail party
•Marvin—a paranoid android, a brilliant but chronically depressed robot
•Veet Voojagig—former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years

To find the answers to these burning questions: Why are we born? Why do we die? And why do we spend so much time in between wearing digital watches? read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. But remember . . . don’t panic, and don’t forget to bring a towel.

Life, the Universe and Everything
Average Rating: 4.0
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Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ISBN13: 9780345418906
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The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads–so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.

They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vice president of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-president of the galazy; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox.

How will it all end? Will it end? Only this stalwart crew knows as they try to avert “universal” Armageddon and save life as we know it–and don’t know it!

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Average Rating: 4.5
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Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ISBN13: 9780345418920
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Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.

Among Arthur’s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a long-time friend and expert contributer to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who’s gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food speaks for itself (literally).

Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that The Hitchhiker’s Guide deleted the term “Future Perfect” from its pages, since it was discovered not to be!

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $11.90
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth’s dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on.

God only knows what it all means. Fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it’s light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition
Average Rating: 4.5
Price: $23.10
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Crown
Packed with an Astounding Amount of New and Never-Before-Collected Material.

Why are people born? Why do they die? Why do they want to spend so much of the intervening time wearing digital watches?

No one but Douglas Adams could have pared life’s meaning down to these three questions, and they remain as inspired and head-scratchingly clever today as they did twenty-five years ago when they appeared in the first edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Showcasing his quick wit, comic genius, and wide-ranging intelligence, Hitchhiker’s has become nothing less than a cult classic and cultural phenomenon.

To celebrate its quarter century and the extraordinary legacy of Adams, this gorgeously designed, mostly harmless deluxe edition gathers never-before-collected photographs, original artwork, memorabilia (from the strange to the sublime), and wisdom gleaned from a first read or first encounter as Douglas’s friends remember how the galaxy was forever changed a mere twenty-five years ago (not to mention the original text of the novel) into a one-of-a-kind Guide as stunning as two suns setting over Magrathea.

Whether you are well versed in the antics of Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered Earthman plucked from his planet seconds before it’s demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, and Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy posing as an out-of-work actor, or are hitching a ride for the first time, this is the book that has everything you’ll nee to know about anything.So please do not be alarmed. Definitely don’t panic. Just be sure to grab a towel.

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Average Rating: 5.0
Price: $13.60
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ISBN13: 9780345453747
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At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.

Life, the Universe and Everything
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.

Mostly Harmless
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?

Mostly Harmless
Average Rating: 3.5
Price: $7.99
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ISBN13: 9780345418777
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Douglas Adams is back with the amazing, logic-defying, but-why-stop-now fifth novel in the Hitchhiker Trilogy. Here is the epic story of Random, who sets out on a transgalactic quest to find the planet of her ancestors. Line drawings.


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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Average Rating: 4.5
Price: $7.99
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Pocket
ISBN13: 9780671746728
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There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.

The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $7.99
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Del Rey
ISBN13: 9780345455291
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On Friday, May 11, 2001, the world mourned the untimely passing of Douglas Adams, beloved creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, dead of a heart attack at age forty-nine. Thankfully, in addition to a magnificent literary legacy—which includes seven novels and three co-authored works of nonfiction—Douglas left us something more. The book you are about to enjoy was rescued from his four computers, culled from an archive of chapters from his long-awaited novel-in-progress, as well as his short stories, speeches, articles, interviews, and letters.

In a way that none of his previous books could, The Salmon of Doubt provides the full, dazzling, laugh-out-loud experience of a journey through the galaxy as perceived by Douglas Adams. From a boy’s first love letter (to his favorite science fiction magazine) to the distinction of possessing a nose of heroic proportions; from climbing Kilimanjaro in a rhino costume to explaining why Americans can’t make a decent cup of tea; from lyrical tributes to the sublime pleasures found in music by Procol Harum, the Beatles, and Bach to the follies of his hopeless infatuation with technology; from fantastic, fictional forays into the private life of Genghis Khan to extended visits with Dirk Gently and Zaphod Beeblebrox: this is the vista from the elevated perch of one of the tallest, funniest, most brilliant, and most penetrating social critics and thinkers of our time.

Welcome to the wonderful mind of Douglas Adams.


From the Hardcover edition.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Average Rating: 4.0
Price: $7.99
Author: Douglas Adams
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ISBN13: 9780671742515
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Sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. A passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport goes up in a ball of flame and Dirk Gently becomes very inquisitive.