num_pages: 338
description: A genuine classic in the post-Apocalyptic speculative fiction genre. First published in 1959.
language: English
title: A Canticle for Leibowitz
titlecomplete: A Canticle for Leibowitz
characters: Benjamin Eleazar bar Joshua, Isaac Edward Leibowitz
genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Religion, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic, Fantasy
ratings_count: 106952
series: St. Leibowitz
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Locus Award
category: All-Time Best Novel
publisher: GuildAmerica Books