"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece. Seriously funny, stunning, and tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. 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. 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. 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. Carol Collins narrated the production.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. Directed by Karl Schmidt, it was produced by Karl Schmidt and Marv Nunn. Appealing to mainstream and genre critics and readers alike, it won the 1961 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel.Ī 15-part full-cast abridged serial of the novel was adapted for radio by John Reed and broadcast in 1981 by National Public Radio (NPR). Considered one of the classics of science fiction, it has never been out of print and has seen over 25 reprints and editions. 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.Ī Canticle for Leibowitz is 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. 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. + A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Walter M.
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