C S Lewis: A Biography
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Category
- Fiction
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Charting the progress of the brilliant, prolific writer C.S. Lewis, this biography explores the life and work of the creator of the 'Chronicles of Narnia'.
Brilliant. Agnostic. Prejudiced. Gregarious. Bullying. Loyal friend. Heavy drinker. One of the most learned scholars of his generation. A controversial Christian apologist. Author of a children's fantasy that has sold millions upon millions of copies. And, after his death, almost a cult figure. C. S
"Born in Belfast in 1898 and sent to England for a public school education with his elder brother, Warren, C.S. Lewis exhibited a genius for imagination and perception from his earliest years. Later, his Chronicles of Narnia became children's classics and he was deluged with correspondence from his
<p><strong>An Oxford student of C.S. Lewis's said he found his new tutor interesting, and was told by J.R.R. Tolkien, 'Interesting? Yes, he's certainly that. You'll never get to the bottom of him.'</strong></p> <p>You can learn a great deal about people by their friends and nowhere is this more true