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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...bomb jitters. As the book opens, it is early in the 32nd century A.D. Thermonuclear warfare has made the North American continent a human and cultural desert. Misshapen biological monsters and primitive nomadic tribes roam the land, while a few neofeudal barons control certain territories-for instance, "Texarkana." The only oases of learning in this new Dark Age are the monastic orders of the Roman Catholic Church, which has miraculously survived the holocaust of the "Flame Deluge," albeit with a "New Rome." The desert monastery around which this book revolves is Leibowitz Abbey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mixed Fiction, Feb. 22, 1960 | 2/22/1960 | See Source »

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