A Canticle for Leibowitz Author:Walter M. Miller, Jr. Amazon review: — "A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel... Based on three short stories Miller contributed to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; it is the only novel published by the author during his lifetime. Considered one of the classics of science fiction, it has never been out of print and has seen o... more »ver 25 reprints and editions. Appealing to mainstream and genre critics and readers alike, it won the 1961 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel. Set in a Roman Catholic monastery in the desert of the Southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war, the story spans thousands of years as civilization rebuilds itself. The monks of the Albertian Order of Leibowitz take up the mission of preserving the surviving remnants of man's scientific knowledge until the day the outside world is again ready for it. Inspired by the author's participation in the Allied bombing of the monastery at Monte Cassino during World War II, the novel is considered a masterpiece by literary critics. It has been compared favorably with the works of Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Walker Percy, and its themes of religion, recurrence, and church versus state have generated a significant body of scholarly research."« less
Fascinating, futuristic novel depicting the rebirth of humanity and society after the earth's devastation. The Library Journal calls it "exciting, imaginative," and "unconditionally recommended."
Good book about the continuation and protection of knowledge in a post-apocalyptic world.Leibowitz is an engineer that died in a nuclear holocaust and is up for sainthood from a medieval-like abbey of a Catholic church.