num_pages: 288
description: 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.
language: English
title: A Canticle for Leibowitz
titlecomplete: A Canticle for Leibowitz
characters: Isaac Edward Leibowitz, Benjamin Eleazar bar Joshua
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Religion, Speculative Fiction, Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Fantasy, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 106959
series: St. Leibowitz
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Locus Award
category: All-Time Best Novel
publisher: Bantam