C.S. LEWIS
Name: Clive Staples Lewis
Born: 29 November 1898
Died: 22 November 1963
Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis (29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963), commonly
referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for
his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and
fiction. He is best known today for his series The Chronicles of Narnia.
Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the
Rings. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford
University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the "Inklings".
According to his memoir Surprised by Joy, Lewis had been baptised in the Church
of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing
to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted
to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England" (Lewis
1952, p. 6). His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime
radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim. Later
in his life he married the American writer Joy Gresham, who died of bone cancer
four years later at the age of 45.
Lewis's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and sell more
than a million copies a year. The books that comprise The Chronicles of Narnia
have sold more than 100 million copies. Many stage and screen adaptations of
Lewis's works have also been produced, the most notable of which is the 2005
Disney film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Name: Clive Staples Lewis
Born: 29 November 1898
Died: 22 November 1963
Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis (29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963), commonly
referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for
his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and
fiction. He is best known today for his series The Chronicles of Narnia.
Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the
Rings. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford
University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the "Inklings".
According to his memoir Surprised by Joy, Lewis had been baptised in the Church
of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing
to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted
to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England" (Lewis
1952, p. 6). His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime
radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim. Later
in his life he married the American writer Joy Gresham, who died of bone cancer
four years later at the age of 45.
Lewis's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and sell more
than a million copies a year. The books that comprise The Chronicles of Narnia
have sold more than 100 million copies. Many stage and screen adaptations of
Lewis's works have also been produced, the most notable of which is the 2005
Disney film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.