Hah! I haven't thought about the
Canticle in years! Yes, that's definitely the same genre.
I read about the first half of that while I was working in a bookstore in college (I'd just pick up a used copy and read it when I had a few minutes). I keep meaning to go back and finish it, though I'd have to re-start it now, as it's been ... 12~13 years. (where does the time go?)