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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Publication
First published on October 12, 1979. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
It received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books. (Wikidata, citing npr.org; read November 6, 2026)

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  • Radio plays, English
  • Science fiction, English

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  • Novel

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  • Adult

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