A Canticle For Leibowitz
Miller Walter M.
Little, Brown Book Group
An atomic Flame Deluge has ravaged the earth, and humanity's survivors have turned against science. In the depths of a hellish desert, the Order of St Leibowitz preserves the few remnants of mankind's knowledge.
Then a humble monk makes a miraculous discovery of several artefacts - including a note written by blessed St Leibowitz himself, which reads: Pound pastramican krautsix bagels- bring home for Emma. Could this holiest of relics hold the key to humanity's salvation?