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The Great Divorce (C. S. Lewis Signature Classic)
C. S. Lewis
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Description for The Great Divorce (C. S. Lewis Signature Classic)
Paperback. C.S. Lewis's dazzling allegory about heaven and hell - and the chasm fixed between them - is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, as he takes issue with the ideas in William Blake's 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'. Series: C. S. Lewis Signature Classic. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
C.S. Lewis’s dazzling allegory about heaven and hell – and the chasm fixed between them – is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, as he takes issue with the ideas in William Blake’s ‘The Marriage of Heaven and Hell’.
In a dream, the narrator boards a bus on a drizzly afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell. He meets a host of supernatural beings far removed from his expectations, from the disgruntled, ghostly inhabitants of Hell to the angels and souls who dwell on the ... Read more
This powerful, exquisitely written fantasy is one of C.S. Lewis’s most enduring works of fiction and a profound meditation on good and evil.
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
C. S. Lewis Signature Classic
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007461233
SKU
V9780007461233
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About C. S. Lewis
Born in Ireland in 1898, Clive Staples Lewis gained a triple First at Oxford and was Fellow and Tutor at Magdalen College from 1925-54, where he was a contemporary of Tolkien. In 1954 he became Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge. C. S. Lewis was for many years an atheist, until his conversion, memorably described in his autobiography ... Read more
Reviews for The Great Divorce (C. S. Lewis Signature Classic)
‘The Great Divorce … helped me see the possibility of a really adult faith that did not avoid the toughest questions about failure and self-deception and pointed to a God absolutely and unconditionally loving and utterly, painfully, demanding in his truthfulness.’ Rowan Williams ‘There is attractive imagery and ... Read more