Clive Lewis - the famous English writer, author of the series "The Chronicles of Narnia"

In the list of bestsellers of children's fiction, the fantasy novel The Chronicles of Narnia, written by Clive Lewis, occupies a worthy place. Scientist, teacher, theologian, primarily English and Irish writer, he became the author of many works that hit the hearts of readers.

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Clive Lewis was born November 29, 1898 in Ireland in a poor family solicitor. The young man went to England and lived there until the end of his days.

The school graduated in 1917 and immediately enrolled in Oxford, University College. Because of the call to the army service was forced to interrupt education. Participated in the First World War. He was wounded and demobilized in 1918 in the rank of junior officer. Immediately returned to classes. In 1924 he received a master's degree with the right to teach.

To write Clive Lewis, whose biography is described, began early. In 1919 the first collection of his poems was published. The second verse collection Dymer was released in 1926. A young author is published under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton.

Along with his literary career, he conducts English lessons in Oxford, Magdalena College.

In 1931 he became a Christian. His decision was influenced by conversations with John Tolkien and Hugo Dyson, who were zealous Catholics and found the way to the writer's heart. His decision Clive Lewis mentally describes in the work "overtaken by joy."

During the Second World War, he was a member of the religious broadcasting service on the BBC. His impressions of wartime, he reflected in the book "Just Christianity."

In 1933, the talented author, along with friends of like-minded persons, created a literary-discussion circle "Inklings".

Continues to work actively in the literary field. In 1950, begins a children's fiction novel "The Chronicles of Narnia", which brought him world fame.

In 1954, he transferred to teach English philology in Cambridge, and a year later was solemnly accepted as a member of the British Academy.

In 1956, he married a deadly sick American Joy Davidman. Together they travel through Greece, admiring the ancient beauty and the nature of Athens, Rhodes, Mycenae and Herakleion. July 13, 1960, Lewis's wife dies of oncology.

In 1963, the writer retires due to heart disease and kidney problems. 11/22/1963 Clive Lewis died. He was buried in Oxford near the Church of the Holy Trinity.

Achievements and awards

For his work in the literary field, a talented writer was nominated three times for a prestigious retrospective prize:

• In 1939 for the fiction "For the boundaries of the silent planet." It's interesting that the hero of the novel, Professor Weston, says his spacecraft is driven by an unknown solar radiation. A few decades later, scientists discovered a special radiation of the Sun and invented a solar sail.
• In 1946, for the work "Merzeyashaya power."
• In 1951, for the first book of the bestseller "The Chronicles of Narnia" - "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

In 1975, 1976 and 1977, Clive Lewis, whose works conquered the hearts of millions of readers from around the world, received the Grandmaster Fantasy award.

In 2003 and 2008, the Hall of Fame was organized in honor of the novel "Crazy Power".

Bibliography

Beginning in 1919, the master of English literature worked without breaks and creative crises. Each work was highly appreciated in literary circles and warmly received by the reader.

The works of Clive Lewis:

• Collections of poems "The oppressed spirit" and "Dymer";
• In the style of fantasy written "Until we found a person" and the cycle "The Chronicles of Narnia" of seven books: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "Prince Caspian", "The Voyage of the Dawn," "Silver Chair," "Horse and Boy" , "The nephew of the sorcerer", "The Last Battle";
• Science fiction: "Beyond the boundaries of the silent planet", "Perelandra", "Crazy power";
• Religious works: "Wanderings of a pilgrim", "Suffering", "Letters of Balamut", "Dissolution of marriage", "Miracle", "Toast of Balamut", "Just Christianity", "Reflections on the Psalms", "Four Loves", "Exploring Sorrow ";
• Work on the history of literature: "Foreword to the book" Paradise Lost, "" English Literature of the 16th Century, "" Centenary ";
• Works on philology: "Allergy from love: medieval traditions".

"The Chronicles of Narnia"

This is the most famous work of Clive Lewis. The cycle is written in the genre of fantasy and consists of seven books. All of them are thematically connected, but each is logically finished and can be read as an independent work.

This, in fact, a fairy tale. She talks about three ordinary children who have entered the magical world and managed to overcome difficult obstacles. Clive Lewis, whose quotes have become winged expressions, teaches morals, does not fall for difficulties, fight evil.

The fairy tale was immediately translated into 15 languages of the world, for today the circulation of books has exceeded 100 million copies. Several times the novel was filmed.