The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
About this book
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a 1988 humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams. It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently, the first being Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It was followed by the Salmon of Doubt, an incomplete Dirk Gently novel included in a posthumous collection of the same name. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul has been adapted for radio, and several plot lines appear in the 2010 BBC TV series.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 90328 readers · 307 pages · ≈ 5 h 41 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul?
About ≈ 5 h 41 m — 307 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul?
307 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Has The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Is The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul?
The main characters include Norse Gods, Odin.
Where does The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul take place?
It is set in Valhala, London, Nursing home during Murder.
Who wrote The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul?
Douglas Adams.