C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis
Lewis, age 48
Born	Clive Staples Lewis (1898-11-29)29 November 1898 Belfast, Ireland
Died	22 November 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 64) Oxford, England
Pen name	Clive Hamilton, N. W. Clerk
Occupation	Novelist, scholar, broadcaster
Alma mater	University College, Oxford
Genre	Christian apologetics, fantasy, science fiction, children's literature
Notable works	The Chronicles of Narnia Mere Christianity The Allegory of Love The Screwtape Letters The Abolition of Man The Space Trilogy Till We Have Faces Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
Spouse	Joy Davidman ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 1960)​
Children	2 step-sons, including Douglas Gresham
Relatives	Warren Lewis (brother)

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), usually called C. S. Lewis, was a British scholar who wrote about 40 books.^[1] He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[2] He is famous for his fantasy works, essays, and writings on literature and theology. Lewis' theological works are usually apologetics, the defence of Christianity. Some of his most popular Christian writings were Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. His works have been translated into more than 30 languages. Lewis was a professor of literature at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

Lewis was married to American writer Joy Davidman (1915–1960) from 1956 until her death from bone cancer. He died of renal failure in Oxford.

His writing is popular with many people, and many of his books were made into movies. His most famous and popular fantasy work is The Chronicles of Narnia, which is a series of seven books.

He died in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England on 22 November 1963.

1. ↑ "C.S. Lewis (British author)". britannica.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
2. ↑ J. A. W. Bennett, "Lewis, Clive Staples (1898–1963)", rev. Emma Plaskitt, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.