"The Hitchhiker" is a short story that falls under the genre of mystery fiction. It centers around a suspenseful and mysterious encounter between the protagonist and a hitchhiker, leading to unexpected twists and revelations as the story unfolds.
It has to do with the plot of the story. The books basically says the Earth was created by an alien race. But it is a fiction story and is not intended to be factual.
realistic fiction
Your Favorite Story - 1953 The Hitchhiker was released on: USA: 1954
The protagonist in "The Hitchhiker" by Roald Dahl is the narrator of the story, who picks up the hitchhiker and eventually realizes the man is a ghost.
Science-Fiction, Vampire love story.
It is a gothic horror short story.
Science fiction
Fiction and Roman/Greek Mythology
If by frame story you mean a story in which the protagonist is framed and must seek exoneration by finding the real perpetrator, then yes, I suppose it would be a kind of detective fiction.....even if the protagonist is not a detective by trade.
science fiction
It is science fiction. Science fiction generally bases a fictional story about a debatable scientific point like time travel, aliens and other disputed ideas.
The Gift of the Magi is a very famous short story.