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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gollancz
gptkb:Galaxy_Science_Fiction
gptkb:A_Boy_and_His_Dog
gptkb:The_Magazine_of_Fantasy_and_Science_Fiction
gptkb:Foundation_Trilogy
gptkb:The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_5
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:graphic_novel
film rights sold
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Walter_M._Miller_Jr.
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Pope
gptkb:Abbot_Arkos
gptkb:Brother_Francis_Gerard_of_Utah
gptkb:Monsignor_Flaught
gptkb:The_Old_Jew
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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acclaimed
widely acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced other works
influenced other works of fiction
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gptkbp:duration
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over 1,000 years
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Community_Center
cyberpunk genre
apocalyptic fiction
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:C._S._Lewis
gptkb:Ray_Bradbury
gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Robert_A._Heinlein
gptkb:G._K._Chesterton
gptkb:church
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkb:Dante_Alighieri
gptkb:J._K._Rowling
gptkb:Jules_Verne
gptkb:Neil_Gaiman
gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkb:H._G._Wells
gptkb:N._K._Jemisin
gptkb:Philip_Pullman
gptkb:St._Augustine
gptkb:Frank_Herbert
gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:Ursula_K._Le_Guin
gptkb:George_R._R._Martin
gptkb:David_Brin
gptkb:Douglas_Adams
gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkb:Brandon_Sanderson
gptkb:Octavia_Butler
gptkb:William_Gibson
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:church
post-war concerns
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
Leibowitz
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-15-107255-2
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Brother_Francis_Gerard_of_Utah
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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frame story
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gptkbp:next_edition
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The past is never dead. It's not even past."
" The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
" The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names."
" Knowledge is power."
" The world is a very dangerous place."
" The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history."
" The first law of thermodynamics is that you can't win."
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gptkbp:plot
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preservation of knowledge
survival of humanity
conflict between faith and reason
cyclical nature of history
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harcourt,_Brace_&_World
gptkb:Harcourt_Brace_Jovanovich
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gptkbp:sequel
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gptkb:Saint_Leibowitz_and_the_Wild_Horse_Woman
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gptkbp:setting
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post-apocalyptic future
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gptkbp:style
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satirical
philosophical
allegorical
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:humanity
gptkb:science
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