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Walter M. Miller, Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Fiction and His Life

AUTHOR Roberson, William H.
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (05/30/2011)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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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.

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ISBN-13: 9780786463619
ISBN-10: 0786463619
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 218
Carton Quantity: 18
Product Dimensions: 6.90 x 0.50 x 9.90 inches
Weight: 0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: US
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Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes
Reference | Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reference | Popular Culture
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 813.54
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011013896
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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.

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Author: Roberson, William H.
WILLIAM H. ROBERSON is Professor and Head of Reference Services at Long Island University-Southampton Campus, where he also teaches American literature.
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