A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Miller, Walter M.
ISBN: 9780060892999
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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Miller, Walter M.
  • ISBN: 9780060892999
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.85
  • Number Of Pages: 352
  • Publication Year: 2006

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  • Miller finished only one book in his lifetime, a masterpiece.

    Michael M. - 6 years 4 months ago

    A Canticle for Leibowitz is a deeply complex novel about a monastery in post-apocalyptic America. Broken into three parts, "Fiat Homo" takes place soon after the nuclear war that destroyed everything. Knowledge has been banned (for knowledge built the bomb), books are burned and scholars are hunted. In the wastelands, one small Abbey strives to preserve knowledge by saving and copying books. In part two, "Fiat Lux," enough time has passed that knowledge is again desirable, and scholars seek out the Abbey and their collection of books and documents. In the final part, "Fiat Voluntas Tua," enough time has passed that the bomb has once again been built and America is once again on the brink of nuclear war. This masterwork is the only novel Walter M. Miller, Jr. completed in his lifetime, and its complexity and scope are unmatched. It is as if Walter gave his all to this one book, with nothing left after. It covers themes similar to "Fahrenheit 451" but with much broader and deeper implications. Covering the cyclical nature of history, Walter addresses issues surrounding, war, the nature of man, religion, politics, and euthanasia to name a few. This fascinating novel is complex, while remaining a page turner, and I read it once a year, discovering something new everytime. This woefully underread book is truly the greatest I have ever read.

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