num_pages: 320
description: A monk strives to preserve spiritual life and wisdom in the years following a nuclear holocaust
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: HarperCollins