The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything...it's Forty-two.

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Topic

Meaning of life

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

Fit the Fourth The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Adams, Douglas. "Fit the Fourth." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Primary Phase. BBC Radio 4, London, England, UK, 29 Mar. 1978.

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Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 31.

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