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Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

1986 short story by Douglas Adams
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Summary

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Douglas Adams[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4], science fiction comedy[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Publication date: 1986[7]
  • Published in: The Time Traveler's Almanac[8], The Wizards of Odd[9], The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book[10], The Salmon of Doubt[11]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe[12]
  • Title: Young Zaphod Plays It Safe[13]
  • Form of creative work: short story[14]
  • Media franchise: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[15]

Why It Matters

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Vegetti catalog of fantastic literature nilf id → 1000083
    Form of creative work → short story
    Language of work or name → English
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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