Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency/The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Douglas Adams
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: Primarily London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Twentieth century, Immortality, England or English people, Time travel, Detectives, London, Private investigators
- Locales: London, England
The Plot
Author Douglas Adams, who found fame with his farcical science- fiction series that began with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979), has blended comedy, mystery, and fantasy to create Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. Although nominally a series, the two books have little in common apart from the presence of offbeat private investigator Dirk Gently, Adams’ wry musings on the absurdities of life, and his central theme of holism, or the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.
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