When was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - novel - created?

Answer 1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is published by Del Rey, which is part of Random House. (See related link, below.)
Originally, Pan Books in the UK and Harmony Books in the USA. Today, Del Rey holds the rights in the USA.

Answer 2

As far as I can remember, he was a bit stoned lying in a field in Spain and staring at the stars, after having hitchhiked around a lot of Europe when he came up with the idea. Don't remember any further details, but it's kind of what you would expect from someone who was a scriptwriter for Dr. Who. Great stuff.

He was broke, was hitchhiking and got and was sleeping in a field hungry for 2 days, with a book that says how to hitchhike Europe in 10 pounds(or something like that). when he looked at the sky and thought if there was a guide to hitchhike the galaxy as well and wrote the book.

he had loads of time on his hands

Answer 3

The film version was written by Garth Jennings, Karey Kirkpatrick, Douglas Adams and Nick Goldsmith.

The film originally was going to be written by Douglas Adams, but he unfortunately died and it was completed by Garth Jennings and Karey Kirkpatrick.

It was based (loosely) on the novel and radio show by Douglas Adams

Answer 4

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" novel was first published in 1979. It was written by Douglas Adams and has since become a cult classic in Science Fiction literature.

Answer 5

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - novel - was created on 1979-10-12.