A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller Jr

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. is a post-apocalyptic social science fiction novel first published in 1959. The story unfolds in a Catholic monastery situated in the desert of the southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war. The monks of the Albertian Order of Leibowitz play a crucial role—they preserve the surviving remnants of man’s scientific knowledge until the world is once again ready for it.

The book is a fix-up of three short stories that Miller initially published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. These stories were inspired by Miller’s experiences during World War II, particularly his participation in the bombing of the monastery at the Battle of Monte Cassino.

A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller Jr Book Info:

• Publisher: HarperCollins EOS
• Published: May 9, 2006
• ISBN: 9780060892999
• Pages: 214
• Size: 0.98

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