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53 relations: A Canticle for Leibowitz, A Clockwork Orange (novel), Anthony Burgess, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Armageddon, Austin, Texas, Braham Murray, Bunraku, Calderdale College, Canterbury Cathedral, Celtic mythology, Clutch (band), Current 93, David Pringle, David Threlfall, Dover, Engine Summer, Folk etymology, From Beale Street to Oblivion, Hardcover, Harold Bloom, Hernhill, Historical linguistics, Iron Age, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Jonathan Cape, Kent, King Swamp, Lord of the Flies, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Middle Ages, Nadsat, Nebula Award, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nuclear warfare, Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre, Paperback, Piece Hall, Pilgermann, Punch and Judy, Royal Exchange, Manchester, Russell Hoban, Saint Eustace, Science fiction, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, Slant Magazine, The Book of Dave, The Guardian, The Thunder, Perfect Mind, Utopian and dystopian fiction, ..., Waterford, Western canon, 1980 in literature. Expand index (3 more) »
A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller Jr., first published in 1959.
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A Clockwork Orange (novel)
A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962.
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Anthony Burgess
John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer.
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Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror in which the Earth's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.
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Armageddon
According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Bible, Armageddon (from Ἁρμαγεδών Harmagedōn, Late Latin: Armagedōn, from Hebrew: Har Megiddo) is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or a symbolic location.
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Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.
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Braham Murray
Braham Sydney Murray, OBE (born 12 February 1943) is an English theatre director.
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Bunraku
, also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of 17th century.
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Calderdale College
Calderdale College is a further and higher education college based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England.
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Celtic mythology
Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the religion of the Iron Age Celts.
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Clutch (band)
Clutch is an American rock band from Frederick, Maryland, originating in Germantown, Maryland.
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Current 93
Current 93 are a British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms.
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David Pringle
David Pringle (born 1 March 1950) is a Scottish science fiction editor.
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David Threlfall
David Threlfall (born 12 October 1953) is an English stage, film and television actor and director.
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Dover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England.
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Engine Summer
Engine Summer is a novel by American writer John Crowley, published in 1979 by Doubleday.
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Folk etymology
Folk etymology or reanalysis – sometimes called pseudo-etymology, popular etymology, or analogical reformation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one.
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From Beale Street to Oblivion
From Beale Street to Oblivion is the eighth full-length studio album by rock band Clutch.
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Hardcover
A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).
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Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom (born July 11, 1930) is an American literary critic and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University.
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Hernhill
Hernhill is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in southeast England.
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Historical linguistics
Historical linguistics, also called diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time.
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Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age system, preceded by the Stone Age (Neolithic) and the Bronze Age.
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.
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Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
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Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.
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King Swamp
King Swamp was a British rock band,consisting of Walter Wray (vocals), Dave Allen (bass), Steve Halliwell (keyboards), Dominic Miller (guitar), and Martyn Barker (drums).
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding.
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., and written by Miller and Terry Hayes.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
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Nadsat
Nadsat is a fictional register or argot used by the teenagers in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange.
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Nebula Award
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.
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Nebula Award for Best Novel
The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels.
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Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare (sometimes atomic warfare or thermonuclear warfare) is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is used to inflict damage on the enemy.
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Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre
Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre - The Broken Heart of Man is an album by English band Current 93.
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Paperback
A paperback is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.
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Piece Hall
The Piece Hall is a Grade I listed building in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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Pilgermann
Pilgermann is a 1983 novel by Russell Hoban, set in the Middle Ages and depicting the journey of a Jew across Europe and Northern Africa on his way to the Holy Land.
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Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy is a traditional, popular, and usually violent puppet show featuring Pulcinella (Mr. Punch) and his wife Judy.
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Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England.
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Russell Hoban
Russell Conwell Hoban (February 4, 1925 – December 13, 2011) was an American expatriate writer.
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Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius or Eustathius in Latin, is revered as a Christian martyr and soldier saint.
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Science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.
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Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949–1984 is a nonfiction book by David Pringle, published by Xanadu in 1985 with a foreword by Michael Moorcock.
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians.
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The Book of Dave
The Book of Dave is a 2006 novel by English author Will Self.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Thunder, Perfect Mind
The Thunder, Perfect Mind is an exhortatory poem discovered among the Gnostic manuscripts at Nag Hammadi in 1945.
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Utopian and dystopian fiction
The utopia and its opposite, the dystopia, are genres of speculative fiction that explore social and political structures.
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Waterford
Waterford (from Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr, meaning "ram (wether) fjord") is a city in Ireland.
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Western canon
The Western canon is the body of Western literature, European classical music, philosophy, and works of art that represents the high culture of Europe and North America: "a certain Western intellectual tradition that goes from, say, Socrates to Wittgenstein in philosophy, and from Homer to James Joyce in literature".
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1980 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1980.
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