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Walter Miller's one novel, A canticle for Leibowitz (1959), has earned him an enduring place among the best and most original science fiction writers. This reference guide presents a complete publishing record of Canticle plus Miller's short fiction and nonfiction, and of the resulting criticism. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Review
This title is essential for those interested in Miller and the history of science fiction." ARBA "This very well organized and presented bibliographic work covers the subject exhaustively, with summaries of the stories, details about individual appearances, and bibliographic information about a man whose personal life has been largely shrouded from fan scrutiny. Invaluable for those of us trying to track down just a few more stories by this writer.Science Fiction Chronicle


Book Description
Walter Miller's one novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959), has earned him an enduring place among the best and most original science fiction writers. This reference guide presents a complete publishing record of Canticle plus Miller's short fiction and nonfiction and of the resulting criticism. The primary bibliography documents English and foreign-language editions of his books, short fiction in periodicals, anthologized works, nonfiction, and adaptations. Annotations include physical descriptions of first editions, and content notes and character identification for the short fiction. The secondary material provides an annotated chronological listing of articles and parts of books, reviews, and dissertations.


About the Author
WILLIAM H. ROBERSON is Professor and Head of Reference Services at Long Island University-Southampton Campus, where he also teaches American literature. ROBERT L. BATTENFELD is Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian at Long Island University-Southampton Campus.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Walter Miller's one novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959), has earned him an enduring place among the best and most original science fiction writers. This reference guide presents a complete publishing record of Canticle plus Miller's short fiction and nonfiction and of the resulting criticism. The primary bibliography documents English and foreign-language editions of his books, short fiction in periodicals, anthologized works, nonfiction, and adaptations. Annotations include physical descriptions of first editions, and content notes and character identification for the short fiction. The secondary material provides an annotated chronological listing of articles and parts of books, reviews, and dissertations.

SYNOPSIS

Walter Miller's one novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959), has earned him an enduring place among the best and most original SF writers. This reference guide presents a complete publishing record of Canticle plus Miller's short fiction and nonfiction and of the resulting criticism.

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