A Canticle for Leibowitz

Name: A Canticle for Leibowitz
Author: Walter M. Miller Jr.
ISBN: 9780060913212

by Walter M. Miller Jr.

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A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic social science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller Jr., first published in 1959. Set in a Catholic monastery in the desert of the southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war, the book spans thousands of years as civilization rebuilds itself. The monks of the Albertian Order of Leibowitz preserve the surviving remnants of man's scientific knowledge until the world is again ready for it.

First published 1959 J. B. Lippincott & Co. 320 pages

Hugo Award for Best Novel (1961) NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Category: Science Fiction
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 1
Editions known: 72

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DDC 813.54 LCC PZ-0004.00000000.M6496 Can6 American Science fictionAmerican fictionAmerican literatureChristianityFictionFiction, generalFiction, science fiction, generalFreedom of information

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