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- The full name of C.S. Lewis is Clive Staples Lewis.
- C.S. Lewis was born on the 29 November 1898 in Belfast, Ireland and died on the 22 November 1963 at Oxford, England.
- C.S. Lewis’ main writings were Christian apologetics (defending the Christian faith), and fantasy and children’s fictional literature.
- C.S. Lewis was known as ‘Jack’ to his friends and family, after the loved “Jacksie”, a neighbourhood dog, which died when Lewis was four years old.
- C.S. Lewis became an atheist when he was 15, and became a strong Christian at age 32, influenced by his close friend J.R.R. Tolkien and the writings of G. K. Chesterton.
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- C.S. Lewis was a tutor at the Oxford University from 1925 to 1954.
- C.S. Lewis married the American writer, Joy Davidman, in 1956, who died four years later.
- C.S. Lewis shared ideas with J.R.R. Tolkien, and was part of a group called the Inklings, who discussed literature.
- C.S. Lewis has written at least thirty books, and some have been translated into 30 languages and millions of copies have been sold.
- C.S. Lewis is best known for his “Chronicles of Narnia” series, a set of fantasy books written for children.
Bibliography:
About C.S. Lewis, 2008 Harper One, <http://www.cslewis.com/about.aspx>
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