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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 44,058 copies, 736 reviews
The Chronicles of Narnia 34,462 copies, 300 reviews
The Magician's Nephew 27,994 copies, 343 reviews
Prince Caspian 25,314 copies, 224 reviews
Mere Christianity 25,165 copies, 209 reviews
The Horse and His Boy 24,413 copies, 225 reviews
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 24,294 copies, 243 reviews
The Silver Chair 22,874 copies, 184 reviews
The Last Battle 22,331 copies, 183 reviews
The Great Divorce 11,310 copies, 113 reviews
Out of the Silent Planet 10,624 copies, 161 reviews
The Problem of Pain 8,631 copies, 65 reviews
Perelandra 8,540 copies, 104 reviews
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold 8,465 copies, 154 reviews
A Grief Observed 8,154 copies, 94 reviews
That Hideous Strength 7,998 copies, 88 reviews
The Four Loves 7,623 copies, 47 reviews
The Screwtape Letters 7,622 copies, 89 reviews
The Abolition of Man 6,263 copies, 61 reviews
Miracles 5,852 copies, 33 reviews
Reflections on the Psalms 3,143 copies, 19 reviews
The Weight of Glory 3,077 copies, 20 reviews
The Space Trilogy 2,709 copies, 18 reviews
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer 2,207 copies, 15 reviews
Christian Reflections 1,203 copies, 2 reviews
The Dark Tower and Other Stories 1,196 copies, 8 reviews
The World's Last Night 1,186 copies, 9 reviews
An Experiment in Criticism 1,146 copies, 16 reviews
The Case for Christianity 972 copies, 2 reviews
Letters to an American Lady 917 copies, 12 reviews
C. S. Lewis' Letters to Children 903 copies, 6 reviews
Transposition and other Addresses 879 copies, 6 reviews
The Allegory of Love 863 copies, 5 reviews
George Macdonald: An Anthology (Editor) 815 copies, 5 reviews
A Preface to Paradise Lost 784 copies, 6 reviews
Poems 777 copies, 5 reviews
The Business of Heaven 701 copies, 2 reviews
Studies in Words 681 copies, 7 reviews
The Essential C. S. Lewis 580 copies, 4 reviews
Letters of C. S. Lewis 546 copies, 3 reviews
Present Concerns 452 copies, 3 reviews
Narrative Poems 400 copies, 8 reviews
Christian Behaviour 296 copies, 2 reviews
The Best of C.S. Lewis 285 copies, 5 reviews
Lucy Steps Through the Wardrobe 235 copies, 3 reviews
C. S. Lewis on Joy 215 copies, 2 reviews
C. S. Lewis on Grief 209 copies, 1 review
C. S. Lewis on Faith 192 copies, 2 reviews
C. S. Lewis on Love 191 copies, 3 reviews
The Wisdom of Narnia 181 copies, 1 review
Selected Literary Essays 153 copies, 2 reviews
The Narnia Trivia Book 145 copies, 1 review
Latin Letters of C.S. Lewis 137 copies, 2 reviews
Spenser's Images of Life 80 copies, 1 review
Prince Caspian (Radio Theatre) 78 copies, 1 review
Selected Books 57 copies, 2 reviews
The Tortured Planet 51 copies, 1 review
Arthurian Torso 26 copies, 1 review
Dymer: a poem 13 copies
The Church 4 copies
Education and History 4 copies, 1 review
English and Literature 3 copies, 1 review
Shadowlands 2 copies
Lewis new 2 copies
Narnia 2 copies
On Faith 1 copy
Csodák 1 copy
Literature 1 copy
Anthology 1 copy
Poetry 1 copy
La amistad 1 copy
Sense and Sensibility (some editions) 36,823 copies, 506 reviews
On the Incarnation: The Treatise De Incarnatione Verbi Dei (Introduction, some editions) 2,577 copies, 17 reviews
Phantastes (Introduction, some editions) 2,251 copies, 28 reviews
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry (Contributor) 752 copies, 10 reviews
Letters to Young Churches: A Translation of the New Testament Epistles (Introduction, some editions) 746 copies, 1 review
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas (Contributor) 729 copies, 11 reviews
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (Contributor) 616 copies, 5 reviews
The Assassin's Cloak: An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (Contributor, some editions) 540 copies, 8 reviews
The Science Fiction Century (Contributor) 520 copies, 4 reviews
The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy (Contributor) 498 copies, 3 reviews
The QPB Companion to The Lord of the Rings (Contributor) 349 copies, 1 review
Fantasy Stories (Contributor) 315 copies, 8 reviews
The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore (Contributor) 238 copies, 2 reviews
The Portable Conservative Reader (Contributor) 208 copies, 1 review
Shadowlands [1993 film] (Oiginal book) 183 copies, 6 reviews
The Fantastic Imagination (Contributor) 152 copies, 1 review
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith (Contributor) 137 copies, 2 reviews
The Young Magicians (Contributor) 135 copies, 3 reviews
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 8th Series (Contributor) 131 copies, 2 reviews
Spectrum 4 (Contributor) 111 copies, 2 reviews
Poems (Contributor, some editions) 110 copies, 3 reviews
The Magician's Nephew (Radio Theatre) (Original author) 93 copies, 1 review
Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season (Contributor) 75 copies, 11 reviews
Virgil: A Collection of Critical Essays (Contributor, some editions) 60 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) 16 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
Eglerio! In Praise of Tolkien (Contributor) 5 copies, 1 review

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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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