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C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis, "Jack" to his intimates, was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. His mother died when he was 10 years old and his lawyer father allowed Lewis and his brother Warren extensive freedom. The pair were extremely close and they took full advantage of this freedom, learning on their own and frequently enjoying games of make-believe. These early activities led to Lewis's lifelong attraction to fantasy and mythology, often reflected in his writing. He enjoyed writing about, and reading, literature of the past, publishing such works as the award-winning The Allegory of Love (1936), about the period of history known as the Middle Ages. Although at one time Lewis considered himself an atheist, he soon became fascinated with religion. He is probably best known for his books for young adults, such as his Chronicles of Narnia series. This fantasy series, as well as such works as The Screwtape Letters (a collection of letters written by the devil), is typical of the author's interest in mixing religion and mythology, evident in both his fictional works and nonfiction articles. Lewis served with the Somerset Light Infantry in World War I; for nearly 30 years he served as Fellow and tutor of Magdalen College at Oxford University. Later, he became Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University. C.S. Lewis married late in life, in 1957, and his wife, writer Joy Davidman, died of cancer in 1960. He remained at Cambridge until his death on November 22, 1963. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe… (more)
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C. S. Lewis first published A Grief Observed under the alias "N. W. Clerk". Don't separate that name, unless there will ever be an author called N. W. Clerk turning up.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 41,908 copies, 722 reviews
The Chronicles of Narnia 33,101 copies, 294 reviews
The Magician's Nephew 26,734 copies, 334 reviews
Mere Christianity 24,257 copies, 208 reviews
Prince Caspian 24,086 copies, 218 reviews
The Horse and His Boy 23,197 copies, 217 reviews
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 23,096 copies, 235 reviews
The Silver Chair 21,747 copies, 178 reviews
The Last Battle 21,258 copies, 177 reviews
The Great Divorce 10,908 copies, 114 reviews
Out of the Silent Planet 10,237 copies, 159 reviews
The Problem of Pain 8,310 copies, 63 reviews
Perelandra 8,272 copies, 102 reviews
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold 8,149 copies, 152 reviews
A Grief Observed 7,835 copies, 92 reviews
That Hideous Strength 7,711 copies, 88 reviews
The Screwtape Letters 7,396 copies, 79 reviews
The Four Loves 7,325 copies, 44 reviews
The Abolition of Man 5,964 copies, 60 reviews
Miracles 5,655 copies, 32 reviews
Reflections on the Psalms 2,993 copies, 19 reviews
The Weight of Glory 2,960 copies, 19 reviews
The Space Trilogy 2,533 copies, 18 reviews
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer 2,120 copies, 13 reviews
Christian Reflections 1,149 copies, 2 reviews
The World's Last Night 1,147 copies, 9 reviews
The Dark Tower and Other Stories 1,146 copies, 8 reviews
An Experiment in Criticism 1,092 copies, 16 reviews
The Case for Christianity 930 copies, 1 review
Letters to an American Lady 883 copies, 11 reviews
C. S. Lewis' Letters to Children 862 copies, 6 reviews
The Allegory of Love 830 copies, 5 reviews
Transposition and other Addresses 821 copies, 5 reviews
George Macdonald: An Anthology (Editor) 781 copies, 5 reviews
A Preface to Paradise Lost 747 copies, 6 reviews
Poems 746 copies, 5 reviews
The Business of Heaven 675 copies, 2 reviews
Studies in Words 662 copies, 8 reviews
The Essential C. S. Lewis 567 copies, 3 reviews
Letters of C. S. Lewis 515 copies, 3 reviews
Present Concerns 421 copies, 3 reviews
Narrative Poems 389 copies, 8 reviews
Christian Behaviour 284 copies, 1 review
The Best of C.S. Lewis 280 copies, 5 reviews
Lucy Steps Through the Wardrobe 225 copies, 3 reviews
C. S. Lewis on Joy 206 copies, 2 reviews
C. S. Lewis on Grief 196 copies, 1 review
C. S. Lewis on Faith 180 copies, 2 reviews
The Wisdom of Narnia 179 copies, 1 review
C. S. Lewis on Love 176 copies, 3 reviews
Selected Literary Essays 146 copies, 2 reviews
The Narnia Trivia Book 135 copies, 1 review
Latin Letters of C.S. Lewis 129 copies, 2 reviews
Prince Caspian (Radio Theatre) 76 copies, 1 review
Spenser's Images of Life 76 copies, 1 review
Selected Books 54 copies, 1 review
The Tortured Planet 45 copies, 1 review
Arthurian Torso 24 copies, 1 review
Dymer: a poem 13 copies
Education and History 5 copies, 1 review
The Church 4 copies
Lewis new 2 copies
English and Literature 2 copies, 1 review
Oom tovenaar 2 copies
De eindstrijd 2 copies
Poetry 2 copies
A Viagem 2 copies, 1 review
Zaskočen radostí 1 copy, 1 review
Čtyří lásky 1 copy, 1 review
Perilandra 1 copy
On Stories 1 copy
Poems 1 copy
La amistad 1 copy
Literature 1 copy
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Om bön 1 copy
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Narnia 1 copy
Sense and Sensibility (some editions) 35,603 copies, 498 reviews
On the Incarnation: The Treatise De Incarnatione Verbi Dei (Introduction, some editions) 2,424 copies, 17 reviews
Phantastes (Introduction, some editions) 2,155 copies, 27 reviews
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry (Contributor) 719 copies, 9 reviews
Letters to Young Churches: A Translation of the New Testament Epistles (Introduction, some editions) 714 copies, 1 review
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas (Contributor) 690 copies, 9 reviews
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (Contributor) 597 copies, 4 reviews
The Assassin's Cloak: An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (Contributor, some editions) 523 copies, 8 reviews
The Science Fiction Century (Contributor) 503 copies, 4 reviews
The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy (Contributor) 488 copies, 3 reviews
The QPB Companion to The Lord of the Rings (Contributor) 336 copies, 1 review
Fantasy Stories (Contributor) 308 copies, 8 reviews
The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore (Contributor) 227 copies, 2 reviews
The Portable Conservative Reader (Contributor) 204 copies, 1 review
Shadowlands [1993 film] (Oiginal book) 175 copies, 6 reviews
The Fantastic Imagination (Contributor) 147 copies, 1 review
The Young Magicians (Contributor) 129 copies, 3 reviews
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 8th Series (Contributor) 126 copies, 2 reviews
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith (Contributor) 123 copies, 2 reviews
Spectrum 4 (Contributor) 107 copies, 2 reviews
Poems (Contributor, some editions) 104 copies, 3 reviews
The Magician's Nephew (Radio Theatre) (Original author) 89 copies, 1 review
Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season (Contributor) 72 copies, 11 reviews
Virgil: A Collection of Critical Essays (Contributor, some editions) 57 copies
The Question of God [2004 TV] (Contributor) 24 copies, 1 review
Essays on Malory (Contributor) 23 copies
On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics (Contributor, some editions) 18 copies, 1 review
Selections from Laȝamon's Brut (Introduction) 14 copies, 1 review
Rejser i tid og rum : en bog om science fiction (Author, some editions) 12 copies, 1 review
Weirdies, Weirdies, Weirdies (Contributor) 11 copies
How Heathen is Britain? (Preface) 7 copies
Kipling and the Critics (Contributor) 6 copies
Chosen for Children (Contributor) 5 copies

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Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. They both served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings.[1] According to Lewis's memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an "ordinary layman of the Church of England".[2] Lewis's faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

Lewis wrote more than 30 books[3] which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularised on stage, TV, radio, and cinema. His philosophical writings are widely cited by Christian apologists from many denominations.

In 1956, Lewis married American writer Joy Davidman; she died of cancer four years later at the age of 45. Lewis died on 22 November 1963 from kidney failure, one week before his 65th birthday. In 2013, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Lewis was honoured with a memorial in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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C. S. Lewis first published A Grief Observed under the alias "N. W. Clerk". Don't separate that name, unless there will ever be an author called N. W. Clerk turning up.

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