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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. | |
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Walter M(ichael) Miller, (Jr.) | | Variant Name: |
Walter M Miller, Walter Michael Miller, Jr., Walter M(ichael) Miller, Jr., Walter M. Miller, Jr. | | Birth Date: |
January 23, 1923 | | Place of Birth: |
New Smyrna Beach, Florida | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male |
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 Biography of Walter M(ichael) Miller, (Jr.)
7576 words, approx. 25.3 pages
 One of the enigmas of contemporary fiction, Walter Michael Miller, Jr., lives in carefully guarded privacy, an author/recluse as intriguing as J.D. Salinger or Thomas Pynchon. But no author refines himself entirely out of existence. His work must reveal...
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4,674 words, approx. 16 pages
 A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American Walter M. Miller, Jr., first published in 1960. Based on three short stories Miller wrote for magazine publication, it is the only novel published by the author. Considered...
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 The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) SEQUEL TO "A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ" WAS WORTH THE ALMOST 40-YEAR WAIT.(IDEAS)
05/03/1998: 593 words, approx. 2 pages Byline: ORSON SCOTT CARD SAINT LEIBOWITZ AND THE WILD HORSE WOMAN\By Walter M. Miller Jr.\Bantam Books.\434 pages. $23.95. ------------------------ "Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman" is Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s second novel, and it's a sequel to his first novel,... summary from source:
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  Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Hugh Rank
1,968 words, approx. 7 pages
A curious book, which defies narrow categories, [A Canticle for Leibowitz] contains elements of satire, science-fiction, fantasy, humor, sectarian religious propaganda, and an apocalyptic "utopian" vision. Although much of its meaning can be discerned by any perceptive reader, it can be better understood with a few footnotes which place it in the context of recent "Catholic" writing. (pp. 213-14) Because characterization in satire does not present a particular person so much as i... summary from source:
Critical Essay by David Samuelson
1,361 words, approx. 5 pages
Up until [the publication of A Canticle for Leibowitz] Miller had been regarded, in Sam Moskowitz's words, as "the perennially promising author." An engineer-turned-writer, he had published some forty-odd stories in the major science fiction magazines in the Fifties; several were chosen for anthologies, sometimes of the best stories in the field, but many of his tales are rather conventional and far from distinguished. "The Darfsteller," a story about a human actor struggl... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Michael Alan Bennett
1,347 words, approx. 5 pages
Critics and reviewers have busied themselves in listing the various themes which lend substance and depth to [A Canticle for Leibowitz]. Stanley J. Rowland (The Christian Century, May 1960) [see excerpt above] has noted the thematic treatment of the issue of euthanasia and of the conflict between church (spiritual) and state (temporal) authority. Edward Ducharme (English Journal, November 1966) [see excerpt above] has claimed that "Miller's narrative continually returns to the conflicts betwee...
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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. | |
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