C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement.,

Audience and themes

Lewis wrote more than sixty books:- The Pilgrim's Regress.- Space Trilogy.- The Chronicles of Narnia.- Mere Christianity.- The Great Divorce.- The Four Loves.- Surprised By Joy.Etc.

Among his works, we can find fiction, non fiction, poems, letters, religious books and essays. For this reason, his audience can be from middle school to adults.

Some websites are:

*www.cslewis.com/us *www.cslewisjrrtolkien.classicalautographs.com*www.book-adventures.com*www.narnia.com/us

Quote

"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn."C. S. Lewis

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Biography

Works

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