canticle

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As a matter of fact, I had only recently finished rereading Walter M. Miller Jr.'s sci-fi classic "A Canticle for Leibowitz," last visited in 1961 at age 17.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2023

A Canticle for Leibowitz’ is about how we never get out of our problems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

I went back into the history of science fiction and read other after-the-fall novels: Earth Abides by George Stewart, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, a couple of Philip K. Dick—especially Dr. Bloodmoney.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2020

Praise for “our Sister, Mother Earth” comes from the Canticle “Laudato Si’ ” by St. Francis of Assisi, for which the encyclical is named.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2015

See the reference to the sources after the Canticle of the Sun.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour