{"product_id":"a-canticle-for-leibowitz-isbn-9780060892999","title":"A Canticle for Leibowitz","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner 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 \u003cem\u003eA Canticle for Leibowitz\u003c\/em\u003e is a true landmark of twentieth-century literature -- a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003cem\u003eA Canticle for Leibowitz\u003c\/em\u003e retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWinner 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 \u003cem\u003eA Canticle for Leibowitz\u003c\/em\u003e is a true landmark of  twentieth-century literature -- a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003cem\u003eA Canticle for Leibowitz\u003c\/em\u003e retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Extraodinary . . . chillingly effective.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A post-nuclear holocaust science-fiction masterpiece.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Considered the best work about the postwar world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887729406181,"sku":"NP9780060892999","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060892999.jpg?v=1730227333","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-canticle-for-leibowitz-isbn-9780060892999","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}