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Author: Walter M. Miller
pdate: 1959
rating: 9
genre: Science fiction
rdate: June 2023
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#american_literature #books #modernbook #fiction 

Criticism:
- sometimes the protags and other heroes use words that wouldn't be in their character to use

Ideas:
- Francis' thoughts about humbleness - irony on how science degraded into religion?
- the all-absolving poverty
- holy shit wtf Francis died?
- cultures rise and fall with humans
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- reference to the divine comedy (p74 beginning)
- HOLY SHIT BENJAMIN ELEAZAR IS 3000 YEARS OLD WTF
- 1st chapter - idk really
- 2nd chapter - 3174
- 3rd chapter - 3784
- Benjamin vs Paulo - secular science vs the Leibowitzians
- the Poet - wisdom in folly (omg [[King Lear]] reference?)
- 3rd chapter - 
- tools of destruction = tools of creation (fire)
- [[Detrimental Hedonism]]
- [[Religion's positive impact on knowledge]]
- [[Religion's negative impact on knowledge]]
- Miller's hot take against euthanasia
- [[Church vs State]]
- [[Cyclic history]]
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- Jethrah Zerchi finds the skull of Francis

## Main Characters
- Francis Gerard of Utah
- Isaac Edward Leibowitz
- Abbot Arkos
- Abbot Paulo
- Abbot Jethrah Zerchi
- Wandering Jew (Benjamin Eleazar)
- The Poet
- Thon Taddeo
- Brother Kornhoer
- Hannegan II
- Mad Bear (Hongan Os)