| Walter M. Miller, Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Fiction and His Life Contributor(s): Roberson, William H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786463619 ISBN-13: 9780786463619 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2011013896 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.90 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walter M. Miller, Jr., was one of the twentieth century's leading science fiction writers, a two-time Hugo Award winner and author of the classic novels A Canticle for Leibowitz and Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman. This comprehensive literary guide provides more than 1,500 alphabetically arranged entries on Miller's life and body of work. It includes summaries of his two novels and all of his shorter works, character descriptions, explanations of the literary, cultural, historical, and religious allusions found in the works, as well as translations of all foreign words and phrases. This guide is meant to inform both scholarly and popular readings of Miller's work. |