So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Context triple: [Douglas Adams, notableWork, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish]
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything is the third comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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E.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Target entity description: "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
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A.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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B.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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C.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything is the third comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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D.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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E.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British novel
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comic science fiction novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series continuity ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder |
Douglas Adams estate
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linked to:
Douglas Adams
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Peter Cross ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mostly Harmless ⓘ |
| franchise |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise
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linked to:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
|
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audiobook
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radio dramatization excerpt ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Rob McKenna
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Wonko the Sane ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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omnibus edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Dent
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Fenchurch ⓘ Ford Prefect ⓘ Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ Trillian ⓘ Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
So long, and thanks for all the fish
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linked to:
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
|
| originalPublisher |
Harmony Books
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Pan Books ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Arthur Dent falls in love with Fenchurch
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Arthur Dent returns to a restored Earth ⓘ mystery of the disappearance of the dolphins ⓘ |
| precededBy | Life, the Universe and Everything ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 4 ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
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mysteriously restored Earth ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of the universe
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romantic relationship between Arthur and Fenchurch ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | farewell message from Earth's dolphins ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | fourth book in the Hitchhiker's trilogy ⓘ |
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Subject: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Description of subject: "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
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Heart of Gold (spaceship)
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slogan on merchandise related to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
linked to: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish