by Walter M. Miller · Denoël · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782207246160
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«L'Héritage de saint Leibowitz: Amen Ier» is the science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller, published by Denoël in paperback (320 pages, in French).
In a post-apocalyptic future, a monastic order preserves scientific knowledge after a nuclear war while the Church and secular powers vie to extend their influence. Seventy years after the «Fiat Lux» section, the story follows Brother Dent-Noire, a monk of nomadic origin who doubts his vows, in a conflict that heralds a new dark age.
First volume of the French edition of «L'Héritage de saint Leibowitz», published in 1998 in the «Présence du futur» collection; translated by Jean-Daniel Brèque.
For science fiction readers seeking a post-apocalyptic story centred on the conflict between faith, knowledge and power.
Walter Michael Miller Jr. was an American science fiction writer. He wrote short stories that became a celebrated fix-up novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959). His only novel published in his lifetime, it won the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
