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The fantasy novel The Chronicles of Narnia, written by Clive Lewis, occupies a worthy place on the list of bestsellers of children's fiction. A scientist, teacher, theologian, primarily an English and Irish writer, he became the author of many works that struck the hearts of readers.
Short biography
Clive Lewis was born November 29, 1898 in Ireland in a poor family of a lawyer. As a young man, he went to England and lived there until the end of his days.
He graduated from school in 1917 and immediately entered Oxford, University College. Due to the call to the army, he was forced to interrupt his education. Participated in the First World War. He was wounded and demobilized in 1918 with the rank of junior officer. Immediately returned to work. In 1924 he received a master's degree with the right to teach.
Writing Clive Lewis, whose biography is described, began early. In 1919, the first collection of his poems was published. Dymer's second poetry collection was published in 1926. Published by a young author under the pseudonym CliveHamilton.
Simultaneously with his literary activities, he teaches English classes at Oxford, Magdalen College.
In 1931 he converted to Christianity. His decision was influenced by conversations with John Tolkien and Hugo Dyson, who were zealous Catholics and found their way to the writer's heart. Clive Lewis sincerely describes his decision in the work Overtaken by Joy.
During World War II, he was a member of the religious broadcasting service on the BBC. He reflected his impressions of the war in the book "Mere Christianity".
In 1933, a talented author, together with like-minded friends, created the Inklings literary discussion circle.
Continues to work actively in the literary field. In 1950, he begins the children's fantasy novel The Chronicles of Narnia, which brought him worldwide fame.
In 1954, he moved to teach English philology at Cambridge, and a year later he was solemnly admitted to membership in the British Academy.
In 1956 he marries a terminally ill American Joy Davidman. Together they travel around Greece, admiring the ancient beauties and nature of Athens, Rhodes, Mycenae and Herakleion. July 13, 1960 Lewis's wife dies of cancer.
In 1963, the writer retires due to heart disease and kidney problems. 1963-22-11 Clive Lewis died. He was buried in Oxford near the Church of the Holy Trinity.
Achievements and awards
Talented for his work in the literary fieldthe writer has been nominated three times for the prestigious retrospective award:
- In 1939 for the science fiction "Beyond the Silent Planet". Interestingly, the protagonist of the novel, Professor Weston, says that his spacecraft is propelled by unknown solar radiation. A few decades later, scientists discovered the special radiation of the Sun and invented the solar sail.
- In 1946 for "The Foulest Power".
- In 1951 for the first book of The Chronicles of Narnia bestseller, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
In 1975, 1976 and 1977, Clive Lewis, whose works won the hearts of millions of readers from all over the world, received the "Grandmaster of Fantasy" award.
In 2003 and 2008, the Hall of Fame was organized in honor of the novel "Abominable Might".
Bibliography
Starting from 1919, the master of English literature worked without interruptions and creative crises. Each work was highly appreciated in literary circles and warmly received by the reader.
Artwork by Clive Lewis:
- collections of poems "The Oppressed Spirit" and "Daimer";
- "Before we found faces" and the "Chronicles of Narnia" series of seven books were written in fantasy style: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "Prince Caspian", "The Dawn Treader", "The Silver Chair", "Horse and Boy", "Sorcerer's Nephew", "Last Battle";
- science fiction: "Beyond the Silentplanets", "Perelandra", "Abominable Might";
- religious works: "The Pilgrim's Wanderings", "Suffering", "The Letters of Balamut", "Dissolution of Marriage", "Miracle", "Toast of Balamut", "Simply Christianity", "Reflections on Psalms", "Four Loves" ", "Exploring Grief";
- works on the history of literature: "Preface to the book "Paradise Lost", "English Literature of the 16th century", "Centenary";
- philological works: "Allergy from love: medieval traditions".
The Chronicles of Narnia
This is the most famous work of Clive Lewis. The cycle is written in the fantasy genre and consists of seven books. All of them are thematically linked, but each is logically complete and can be read as an independent work.
This is basically a fairy tale. It tells about three ordinary children who got into the magical world and managed to overcome difficult obstacles. Clive Lewis, whose quotes have become popular expressions, teaches morality, not to give in to difficulties, to fight evil.
The fairy tale was immediately translated into 15 languages of the world, to date the circulation of books has exceeded 100 million copies. The novel has been filmed several times.
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