A Canticle for Leibowitz
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A Canticle for Leibowitz is a classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. that explores the cyclical nature of history, faith, and knowledge through a monastic order preserving remnants of human civilization.
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| A Canticle for Leibowitz canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Canticle for Leibowitz Context triple: [Hugo Award for Best Novel, notableWinner, A Canticle for Leibowitz]
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The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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B.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
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C.
Anathem
Anathem is a 2008 science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores philosophy, mathematics, and parallel universes through the lives of cloistered scholars on an alien world.
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D.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
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E.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Canticle for Leibowitz Target entity description: A Canticle for Leibowitz is a classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. that explores the cyclical nature of history, faith, and knowledge through a monastic order preserving remnants of human civilization.
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A.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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B.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
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C.
Anathem
Anathem is a 2008 science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores philosophy, mathematics, and parallel universes through the lives of cloistered scholars on an alien world.
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D.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
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E.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
post-apocalyptic novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Walter M. Miller Jr. ⓘ |
| awarded | Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
short story "A Canticle for Leibowitz"
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short story "And the Light Is Risen" ⓘ short story "The Last Canticle" ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cyclical nature of history
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ethics of scientific progress ⓘ nuclear war and its aftermath ⓘ preservation of knowledge ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresConcept |
euthanasia and moral theology
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monastic preservation of knowledge ⓘ nuclear apocalypse ⓘ rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Albertian Order of Leibowitz
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linked to:
Albertian Order of Leibowitz monastery
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| firstPublicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic science fiction
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dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Brother Francis Gerard of Utah
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Dom Paulo ⓘ Dom Zerchi ⓘ Rachel ⓘ Thon Taddeo ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"Fiat Homo"
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"Fiat Lux" ⓘ
linked to:
Fiat Lux
"Fiat Voluntas Tua" ⓘ |
| influenced | post-apocalyptic science fiction genre ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-06-089299-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered a classic of science fiction ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Albertian Order of Leibowitz monastery ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isaac Edward Leibowitz ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | linked novellas ⓘ |
| originallySerializedIn | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setIn |
future
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post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| structure | triptych novel ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | about 1,800 years ⓘ |
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