num_pages: 338
description: A masterful achievement that ranks with Brave New World and 1984, this mesmerizing tale of the terrible aftermath of nuclear war has captivated generations of readers since its first publication in 1959. Prodigiously imaginative, richly comic, terrifyingly grim.--Chicago Tribune.
language: English
title: Canticle for Leibowitz
titlecomplete: 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: 106960
series: St. Leibowitz
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Locus Award
category: All-Time Best Novel
publisher: Bt Bound