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Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923–1996)

Autor/a de A Canticle for Leibowitz

63+ obres 13,393 Membres 334 Ressenyes 19 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Miller's participation in the bombing of Casino, Italy, during World War II apparently had a lasting impact on the writer, for his only novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1960), is rife with images of massive destruction caused by war. Miller began writing short stories in 1950 while recovering from mostra'n més an automobile accident, and most of his writing was done between 1950 and 1960. Often regarded as one of the best science fiction novels ever written, A Canticle for Leibowitz is a complex, beautifully written book that traces human history from a twentieth-century nuclear war forward to another war in a.d. 3781. It stands as one of the best examples of the fear that millions of people have of the power of nuclear weapons and the aftermath of nuclear holocaust. Richly symbolic and multilayered, the novel lends itself to critical commentary more than do most popular works of literature. Critic John B. Ower remarks that, perhaps because of his conversion to Catholicism, "Miller's religious belief is complex and comprehensive enough to contain within itself the dark misgivings, the ironies, and the ambiguities of our deeply disturbed century." (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Obres de Walter M. Miller, Jr.

A Canticle for Leibowitz (1955) 11,458 exemplars
The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1980) 371 exemplars
Beyond Armageddon (1985) — Editor — 191 exemplars
The view from the stars (1965) 164 exemplars
Conditionally Human (1979) 122 exemplars
Death of a Spaceman (1954) 19 exemplars
The Darfsteller [novella] (1955) 18 exemplars
The lineman [short story] (1957) 8 exemplars
Crucifixus Etiam (1953) 7 exemplars
Check And Checkmate (2010) 7 exemplars
The Hoofer (2010) 6 exemplars
It Takes A Thief (1952) 5 exemplars
The Ties That Bind (2010) 5 exemplars
Dumb Waiter [short story] (1952) 5 exemplars
A Canticle For Leibowitz {story} (1955) — Autor — 5 exemplars
Dark Benediction [short story] (1951) 5 exemplars
Way of a Rebel (2015) 3 exemplars
The Big Hunger (1952) 3 exemplars
The Will (1953) 3 exemplars
Blood Bank (1952) 3 exemplars
The Last Canticle {novella} (1957) 2 exemplars
I, Dreamer [short story] (1953) 2 exemplars
God Is Thus {story} — Autor — 1 exemplars
The Song Of Marya 1 exemplars
The Yokel 1 exemplars
Bitter Victory 1 exemplars
Let My People Go 1 exemplars

Obres associades

The World Treasury of Science Fiction (1989) — Col·laborador — 873 exemplars
The Hugo Winners: Volumes One and Two (1972) — Col·laborador — 691 exemplars
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The Hugo Winners: Volume One (1955-1961) (1962) — Col·laborador — 311 exemplars
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973) — Col·laborador — 246 exemplars
A Science Fiction Omnibus (1973) — Col·laborador — 144 exemplars
Penguin Science Fiction (1961) — Col·laborador — 134 exemplars
The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here To Forever (1982) — Autor — 127 exemplars
Spectrum 5 (1952) — Col·laborador — 122 exemplars
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 5th Series (1956) — Col·laborador — 117 exemplars
The Worlds of Science Fiction (1963) — Col·laborador — 112 exemplars
SF: The Best of the Best (1967) — Autor, algunes edicions106 exemplars
An ABC of Science Fiction (1809) — Col·laborador — 100 exemplars
Space Odysseys (1974) 98 exemplars
The Crash of Empire (Imperial Stars, Book 3) (1989) — Col·laborador — 91 exemplars
Catastrophes! (1981) — Col·laborador — 89 exemplars
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective (1980) — Col·laborador — 86 exemplars
5 Unearthly Visions (1952) — Col·laborador — 83 exemplars
Lost Mars: The Golden Age of the Red Planet (2018) — Col·laborador — 77 exemplars
SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy (1956) — Col·laborador — 77 exemplars
Cities of wonder (1967) — Col·laborador — 76 exemplars
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy. (1966) — Col·laborador — 65 exemplars
Tomorrow's Worlds: Ten Stories of Science Fiction (1969) — Col·laborador — 51 exemplars
Amazing Stories: 60 Years of the Best Science Fiction (1985) — Col·laborador — 44 exemplars
Science Fiction Thinking Machines (1954) — Col·laborador — 37 exemplars
Alpha 9 (1978) — Col·laborador — 37 exemplars
Eight Strange Tales (1972) — Col·laborador — 33 exemplars
Human Machines: An Anthology of Stories about Cyborgs (1975) — Col·laborador — 30 exemplars
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Col·laborador — 29 exemplars
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... (1974) — Col·laborador — 29 exemplars
Human? (1954) — Col·laborador — 28 exemplars
Man Against Tomorrow (1965) — Col·laborador — 26 exemplars
Sociology Through Science Fiction (1974) — Col·laborador — 21 exemplars
We, Robots (2010) — Col·laborador — 19 exemplars
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1982 (1982) — Col·laborador — 19 exemplars
Asleep in Armageddon (1962) — Col·laborador — 19 exemplars
Earth in Transit (1976) — Col·laborador — 16 exemplars
The New Awareness: Religion Through Science Fiction (1975) — Col·laborador — 15 exemplars
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1954 (1954) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 (1953) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten (1962) — Autor, algunes edicions11 exemplars
Astounding Science Fiction 1952 04 (1952) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Masters' Choice 2 (1969) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Østenfor sol : 38 fantastiske fortellinger fra hele verden (1969) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Astounding Science Fiction 1951 05 (1951) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Ikarus 2002 (2002) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Ikarus 2001. Best of Science Fiction. (2001) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
Amazing Stories Vol. 27, No. 6 [August-September 1953] (1953) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
ULLSTEIN 2000 SF STORIES 12 (1980) — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars
Science Fiction Stories 5 (1970) — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars

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Second Round: A Canticle For Leibowitz (Miller) a Consensus Press (novembre 2022)
Leibowitz: what's the appeal? a Consensus Press (octubre 2022)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Book 10) discussion a Group Reads - Sci-Fi (febrer 2014)

Ressenyes

Not a thriller, but an emotional pressure cooker. This story takes place in the interim between the beginning and end of "A Canticle for Leibowitz"; it seems to describe the difficulties of recovering the lost civilization. While there's a lot of pessimism in this book, Miller does give us a relatively believable structure for the various attempts at a new civilization. Sadly, he doesn't give us much hope for any quick revival. What made the story tolerable for me, and kept me reading, was the in-depth exploration of the mental and emotional states of most of the characters--most of it pretty dark, but sadly realistic.… (més)
½
 
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majackson | Hi ha 9 ressenyes més | Nov 29, 2023 |
She leaned close to whisper behind her hand. “I need be giving shriv’ness to Him, as well.”
The priest recoiled slightly. “To whom? I don’t understand.”
“Shriv’ness-to Him who made me as I am,” she whimpered. But then a slow smile spread her mouth. “I-I never forgave Him for it.”
“Forgive God? How can you-? He is just. He is Justice, He is Love. How can you say-?”
Her eyes pleaded with him. “Mayn’t an old tumater woman forgive Him just a little for His Justice? Afor I be asking His shriv’ness on me?”


A book about hope, death, suffering, endings, nostalgia, heritage, preservation, change, what actually matters, whether a small group of people has the power to change the world, tradition, and other stuff that I'm bad at articulating. Pretty depressing too. It gives an amazing sense of time passing, of how things change, how people forget and remember. The society presented feels real.

I came away with a feeling of just how important nuclear disarmament is, how important peace is, how disgusting justifications for war are. I feel like there's more to say but it's hard to articulate, there's a lot to think about that feels like it needs an essay to put into words.

The ending is a little weird and it's really depressing sometimes and the Latin can be a bit confusing with no translation (BUT whenever it's key to the story it's translated) but otherwise it's great.

Also, I will say that although they get only minimal mention in the book: I have strong sympathy for the "Simpletons" (very minor early spoiler) who burned the books.
… (més)
 
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tombomp | Hi ha 304 ressenyes més | Oct 31, 2023 |
This is my book. I hardly ever read books twice, but I've read this at least four times. I'm not sure I can write anything about it that would be useful for another person. I find it utterly wrenching, sorrowful, human.
 
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mmparker | Hi ha 304 ressenyes més | Oct 24, 2023 |

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Obres
63
També de
55
Membres
13,393
Popularitat
#1,738
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
334
ISBN
149
Llengües
16
Preferit
19
Pedres de toc
451

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