A Canticle for Leibowitz
(Book)
Contributors
Russell, Mary Doria, 1950- author of introduction, etc.
Published
New York : Eos, 2006.
ISBN
9780060892999, 0060892994
Lexile measure
1000L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | SF MILLER | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Teen | TEEN F MILLER | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Miller, Walter | On Shelf |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | FIC MIL | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | MILLER | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Eos, 2006.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 334 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780060892999, 0060892994
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7, 18 Points
Level 7, 18 Points
Lexile measure
1000
Notes
General Note
"This book was originally published in 1959 by Lippincott and in trade paperback editions in 1961 and 1997 by Bantam, and in 1986 by Perennial, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso.
Description
A Canticle for Leibowitz opens 600 years after 20th century civilization has been destroyed by a global nuclear war, known as the "Flame Deluge." As a result of the war, there was a violent backlash against the culture of advanced knowledge and technology that had led to the development of nuclear weapons. During this backlash, called the "Simplification," anyone of learning, and eventually anyone who could even read, was likely to be killed by rampaging mobs, who proudly took on the name of "Simpletons". Illiteracy became almost universal, and books were destroyed en masse. Isaac Edward Leibowitz had been a Jewish electrical engineer working for the United States military. Surviving the war, he converted to Roman Catholicism and founded a monastic order, the "Albertian Order of Leibowitz", dedicated to preserving knowledge by hiding books, smuggling them to safety (booklegging), memorizing, and copying them. Centuries after his death, the abbey is still preserving the "Memorabilia", the collected writings that have survived the Flame Deluge and the Simplification, in the hope that they will help future generations reclaim forgotten science.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, W. M., & Russell, M. D. (2006). A Canticle for Leibowitz (First Eos paperback edition.). Eos.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Walter M., 1923-1996 and Mary Doria Russell. 2006. A Canticle for Leibowitz. Eos.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Walter M., 1923-1996 and Mary Doria Russell. A Canticle for Leibowitz Eos, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Walter M., and Mary Doria Russell. A Canticle for Leibowitz First Eos paperback edition., Eos, 2006.
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