When we are going on a holiday we always take something to read along. A good book helps with the time in the plane, but it also very nice for a quiet moment in the evening. This year on our holiday back to Lesbos I took “The Ultimate Hitchhaker’s Guide to The Galaxy” by the late Douglas Adams along with me.
Years ago I read teh Dutch translation of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. Over then I was already told that this book should be read in the not translated English version as many parts are just not possible to translate without losing the great content.
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist. His most famous work was indeed “The Hitchhiker’s Guid to the Galaxy”. He also wrote, among other things, 3 stories for the TV series Dr. Who.
Adams was known as an advocate for environmentalism and conservation, as a lover of fast cars, cameras, technological innovation and the Apple Macintosh, and as a “devout atheist”.
Sadly on the age of 49 in 2001 he passed away by an heart attack. And 49 is indeed way too young.
So when packing for our holiday I added the “Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” to my things. Finally I wanted to read this book that I had already for some time. This book contains the next novels:
– The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy
– The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
– Life, the Universe and Everything
– So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
– Mostly Harmless
So during our stay on Lesvos, as the Greek call their island themselves, I spent now and then on the terrace of the bar or the terrace of our studio some time reading this wonderful book. Mostly with a good glass of beer to it (Mythos beer is awesome). I really enjoyed at times not to follow logic and playing words by Douglas Adams.
These novels should be on the “must read”-list of everyone!
BUT ABOVE ANYTHING…
I loved it when you were reading that book and every now and then a big grin appeared on your face. So enjoyable!