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Roger Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper | Literary Biography and Memoir

C.S. Lewis A Biography by Roger Lancelyn Green & Walter Hooper

C.S. Lewis A Biography by Roger Lancelyn Green & Walter Hooper

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The Authorized Life Story of the Literary Giant Behind Narnia and Oxford Lore

Written by Inkling companion Roger Lancelyn Green and Lewis's longtime literary executor Walter Hooper, this definitive authorized biography presents an intimate portrait of C.S. Lewis. Drawing on private correspondence, unpublished diaries, and personal memories, the authors trace Lewis's life from his Belfast childhood and World War I trench service to his brilliant academic career at Oxford and Cambridge.

The biography provides firsthand insights into the origins of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and his profound adult conversion to Christianity.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Roger Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper offer unmatched insider knowledge and literary authority. An essential biographical text for C.S. Lewis scholars, Inklings researchers, and literature lovers.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 1976

ISBN: 9780156232050

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