
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is Douglas Adams' iconic sci-fi novel full of adventure, humor and absurdity. The main character - Arthur Dent - is an ordinary earthly guy who suddenly finds himself on the verge of space adventures. On the day when the Earth is to be destroyed due to the construction of an intergalactic highway, he escapes with an eccentric alien named Ford Prefect.
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