Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923–1996)
Auteur van Een loflied voor Leibowitz
Over de Auteur
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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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Werken van Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Un cantico per Leibowitz - Benedizione oscura - Umani a condizione - Il mattatore (1988) 8 exemplaren
Classic Science Fiction by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2010) 5 exemplaren
I Made You [short fiction] 4 exemplaren
MillemondiEstate 1995 3 exemplaren
Izzard And The Membrane 2 exemplaren
And the Light Is Risen {story} 2 exemplaren
The magazine of fantasy and science fiction #13 2 exemplaren
Um Cântico Para Leibowitz, 3 2 exemplaren
Il giudizio di Eva - C'era una volta un mondo 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico Para Leibowitz - volume 2 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico para Leibowitz, 1 1 exemplaar
Nova SF* 11 - II serie 1 exemplaar
C'era una volta un mondo 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico Para Leibowitz - 3 1 exemplaar
A Canticle for Lebowitz 1 exemplaar
Fantastic, May 1968 (Vol. 17, No. 5) 1 exemplaar
CONDICIONALMENTE HUMANO 1 exemplaar
God Is Thus {story} — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico Para Leibowitz, Volume 2 1 exemplaar
Check and Checkmate 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico para Leibowitz 2 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico Para Leibowitz - volume 1 1 exemplaar
(A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ ) By Miller, Walter M. (Author) Paperback Published on (05, 2006) 1 exemplaar
The Song Of Marya 1 exemplaar
The Yokel 1 exemplaar
The Reluctant Traitor 1 exemplaar
Six And Ten Are Johnny 1 exemplaar
Bitter Victory 1 exemplaar
Let My People Go 1 exemplaar
Um Cântico para Leibowitz 1 1 exemplaar
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective (1980) — Medewerker — 86 exemplaren
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A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Medewerker — 56 exemplaren
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 1997, Vol. 93, No. 4 & 5 (1997) — Medewerker — 17 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Miller, Walter M., Jr.
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Miller, Walter Michael, Jr. (birth name)
- Geboortedatum
- 1923-01-23
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1996-01-09
- Graflocatie
- Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, USA (cremated, ashes scattered)
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- suicide
- Woonplaatsen
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA
- Opleiding
- University of Tennessee
University of Texas - Beroepen
- novelist
short story writer - Organisaties
- Army Air Force (WWII)
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Hugo Award for Best Novel (1961)
Hugo Award for Best Novella (1955) - Agent
- Don Congdon
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Discussies
Second Round: A Canticle For Leibowitz (Miller) in Consensus Press (november 2022)
Second Round: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller Jr. in Consensus Press (november 2022)
Leibowitz: what's the appeal? in Consensus Press (oktober 2022)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Book 10) discussion in Group Reads - Sci-Fi (februari 2014)
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Dark Benediction was the only one I liked. I'm generally not a fan of short stories.