A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ by Walter M. Miller

A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ



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Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN: 0553273817, 9780553273816
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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. It's also a visionary post-apocalyptic fantasy. Bantam Books, 0553379267, $12.95. I'm not sure how I stumbled on Walter Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz , a Hugo Award-winning novel from 1961 that depicts a post-apocalyptic earth going through inevitable cycles of progress and regression. My text today, though I write of one book, is taken from a different book, though the two could scarcely be more different in style and tone. I read this book in college, and found it to be a profound commentary on human nature and faith. First published in 1960, A Canticle for Leibowitz is at once a telling tale of what happens to civilization after a nuclear war, and a reminder that history has a tendency to repeat itself. In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, the rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of knowledge. What would happen if world war 3 were to happen today? When looking through the Hugo winners of the past I discovered this book as a winner. Mostly likely it would mean a nuclear war and an end to most of mankind, and that is what exactly happened in 'A Canticle for Leibowitz'. The answer is, you don't, you discuss them. Canticle – song used in liturgical services. A Canticle for Leibowitz (Paperback) by Walter Miller Publisher: Random House Publishing Group (02/1961). In 1959, with Cold War tensions mounting, Walter Miller wrote a dark vision of mankind's future in a post-nuclear world. Tattoogirl12 , Stella+S , Ăȿɧ ☼ , and 189 other people added this photo to their favorites. This book is split into 3 eras of humankind following the “Great Deluge” of nuclear fire. And I shall, in essence, try and discuss in brevity why A Canticle for Leibowitz is worth reading. A Canticle for Leibowitz, 5/100. A Canticle For Leibowitz (1959) Walter M.

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