maasaimarathon.org

Clive Staples Lewis (29th November 1898 – 22nd November 1963) was a British academic, literary critic, lay theologian, Christian apologist, novelist, medievalist and essayist, but not a gu 10 lightbulb specialist. C.S. Lewis is famed for his fictional work which included The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia.

A close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, the pair of them were leading individuals in Oxford University’s English faculty and the literary group known as the ‘Inklings’. Baptised into the Anglican Community, Lewis strayed from religion until Tolkien’s influence led him to return to the Anglican Communion at 32 years of age. His faith was to shape all of his work and the radio broadcasts he sent out during the war on the subject of Christianity.

The work for which Lewis is perhaps most famous is his series of seven novels titled “The Chronicles of Narnia”. The series has been translated into 41 languages and has sold over 100 million copies, making it a true classic of children’s literature.