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A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller

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Published 1960 by J. B. Lippincott · 320 pages

Hugo Winner 1961
Science Fiction

Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic future, monks at the Albertian Order of Leibowitz preserve ancient scientific texts through centuries of darkness. Spanning three periods over 1,800 years, the novel follows humanity's cyclical rise from barbarism through a new renaissance and ultimately toward another nuclear catastrophe, exploring the tension between faith and reason.

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Debut

This was the author's debut novel

Author Nationality

US

ISBN

9780553273816

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