C.S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). Lewis is best known for his children's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain. Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, and both were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, and his faith profoundly affected his work. He wrote more than 30 books, translated into over 30 languages, selling millions of copies. Lewis died at age 64.