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Author:
Jacobs, Alan, 1958-
Title:
The Narnian : the life and imagination of C.S. Lewis / Alan Jacobs.
Edition:
1st HarperCollins pbk. ed.
Publisher:
Harper One,
Copyright Date:
2008, c2005
Description:
xxvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Lewis, C. S.--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963.
Lewis, C. S.--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963--Religion.
Lewis, C. S.--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963.--Chronicles of Narnia.
Christianity and literature--England--History--20th century.
Christian literature, English--History and criticism.
Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
Christian biography--England.
Narnia (Imaginary place)
Notes:
Originally published: San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-332) and index.
Contents:
One: "Happy, but for so happy ill secured..." - Two: "Coarse, brainless English schoolboys" - Three: "Red beef and strong beer" - Four: "I never sank so low as to pray" - Five: "A real home somewhere else" - Six: "I gave in" - Seven: "Definately believing in Christ" - Eight: "Do you think I am trying to weave a spell?" - Nine: "What I owe to them all is incalculable" - Ten: "Nobody could put lewis down" - Eleven: "We soon learn to love what we know we must lose" - Twelve: "Joy is the serious business of heaven" - Afterword: The Future of Narnia - Notes - Abbreviations - Index - Plus: A "Narnia" C. S. Lewis Might Love - A Conversation with Alan Jacobs
Summary:
Traces the life of the twentieth-century Christian literary master, drawing on themes from the Narnia series to offer insight into Lewis's experiences, from his work as a medieval scholar to his role as a beloved children's book author.
ISBN:
0061448729 (pbk.)
9780061448720 (pbk.) :
OCLC:
(OCoLC)231685824
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

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