A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller Jr. & Mary Doria Russell

Book 1 of St. Leibowitz

Language: English

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Classics Fantasy Religion Science Fiction sf_social

Publisher: HarperCollins EOS

Published: Oct 1, 1959

Pages: 375

Description:

In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From here the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes.