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Originally Posted by wyndslash
I'm horribly depressed, but I enjoyed the book. ...
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Which did you read, the original "A Canticle for Leibowitz" (1955 short story) or
A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959 novel)?
Both are excellent reads, though the novel is the best presentation of the whole story. The three major sections of the novel originally appeared as short stories.
I first encountered the story as an
NPR/WHA serialized radio play when it was first broadcast by my local (Dallas TX at the time) NPR station back in the early 1980's. I later tracked down and read the short story and then the novel. I found all three excellent, moving pieces.