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DOUGLAS ADAMS

Adams received an M.A. (1974) in English literature from the University of Cambridge, where he wrote comedy sketches for the performing arts society. He was a writer and script editor for the television series Doctor Who and wrote scripts for the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1978 to 1980. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the first book (1979) in the highly popular series of“DOUGLAS ADAMS” yazısının devamını oku

BEGINNING

Adams is adventurer in his young ages then Adams conceived of the Guide while hitchhiking from London to Istanbul in 1971. Adams looked up at the stars and then at his stolen copy of HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE EUROPE and thought that someone should write The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. If there is a guide for who lives“BEGINNING” yazısının devamını oku

PLOT SUMMARY (SPOILER ALERT!)

We are introduced to Arthur Dent an ordinary human whose house is about to be demolished. He has a friend named Ford Prefect who looks like human but is from another planet. Ford is hitchhiker who travels the galaxy but has been stuck on Earth for years. He finds Arthur lying in front of his“PLOT SUMMARY (SPOILER ALERT!)” yazısının devamını oku

FROM A CITY PLANNER’S PERSPECTIVE

The book features great examples of criticism regarding city planning. It takes city planning further to luxury planet building or even designing continents! For example, the Planet Magrathea becomes the richest planet of all-time because they specialised in the industry of custom-made luxury planet building. Their engineers (sadly not city planners) build dream planets for“FROM A CITY PLANNER’S PERSPECTIVE” yazısının devamını oku

AN EPISODE RATHER THAN A COMPLETE STORY

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy considered a cult classic with over 15 million copies sold. My first impression after reading the book, was how it felt like a series of questions but not a complete story. Almost like, a troubled mind asking questions but not finding satisfactory answers. After reading background information about the“AN EPISODE RATHER THAN A COMPLETE STORY” yazısının devamını oku

NOT SO FUTURISTIC AFTER ALL…

1977 was the year the sci-fi film Star Wars came out. Technology fan Douglas Adams, would surely had seen it. His book reminds the film with all the galactic travel, spaceships etc. Also the idea of a guide reminds us of very famous 19th century travel guidebooks by Thomas Cook or George Bradshaw. These two“NOT SO FUTURISTIC AFTER ALL…” yazısının devamını oku

DON’T PANIC AND DRINK TEA!

There is an expression ‘You can take the boy out of the country, but not the country out of the boy’. This book proves this theory. The writer questions everything from the universe to life but his belief in 3 things never changes. Towels, tea and pencils… Without and background information my first thought was“DON’T PANIC AND DRINK TEA!” yazısının devamını oku

METAPHORS AND SIMILES

One of the memorable metaphor in the novel: ” The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t. ” In fact, with this simile, Douglas Adams wanted to give information about how the Vogon ship appeared in space. He did not seek any concrete basis in his comparison of the“METAPHORS AND SIMILES” yazısının devamını oku

42 : THE ULTIMATE QUESTION OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND THE EVERYTHING

They asked a Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything to Deep Thought. Deep Thought replied that: 42 If we need to attribute a meaning to number of 42 binary code system comes first cause the machine gives the answer of Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. In a binary code system“42 : THE ULTIMATE QUESTION OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND THE EVERYTHING” yazısının devamını oku

IS “THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY” A MIND EXPANDING BOOK?

While reading the book, some important questions that we examinated or did not think too much were remarkably stressed by the author. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is full of new things for us to experience. It is in the best sense, a mind-expanding experience. The book is an exciting adventure, and also it“IS “THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY” A MIND EXPANDING BOOK?” yazısının devamını oku