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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060892994
ISBN-139780060892999
eBay Product ID (ePID)50251577
Product Key Features
Book TitleCanticle for Leibowitz
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction & Fantasy, Contemporary Women, Dystopian, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction
Publication Year2006
GenreLiterary Criticism, Fiction
AuthorWalter M. Miller
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight0.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-046371
TitleLeadingA
Reviews"Extraodinary . . . chillingly effective." - Time magazine "An extroadinary novel . . . prodigiously imaginative, richly comic, terrifyingly grim, profound both intellectually and morally, and, above all, is simply such a memorable story as to stay with the reader for years." - Chicago Tribune "A post-nuclear holocaust science-fiction masterpiece." - Seattle Times "Considered the best work about the postwar world." - Los Angeles Times
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.5/4
SynopsisWinner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction, Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz is a true landmark of twentieth-century literature -- a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future. 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. Seriously funny, stunning, and tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece., Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction, Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz is a true landmark of twentieth-century literature -- a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future.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. Seriously funny, stunning, and tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.
LC Classification NumberPS3563.I4215C3 2006
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- 10. Okt. 2023
A must read
An incredibly thought provoking novel, really looks at the human condition. As relevant today as it was when written. I could go on, whole dissertations and theses have been written about this - that's how deep it is.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Jun. 2018
Great book and subject
This book is great sci-fi book concerning the origin and the future of the church and a great companion of the sound versionBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 10. Okt. 2018
This is a classic.
I read this on the train to and from work. It's easy to lose yourself in this story.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jun. 2024
all good thanks
all good thanksBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Sep. 2024
Awesome sci-fi
Met expectationsBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
