Few novels deserve the label 'cult book' as much as "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Originally created as a radio series for the BBC, Adams' science fiction satire, which addresses questions about the meaning of life among other things, grew into a "trilogy in five parts" and made its author world-famous. Now, the first part of the book is being released as an unabridged original text. This unabridged and unedited text edition is in the original language, featuring translations of difficult words at the bottom of each page, along with a foreword and literary references.