CS Lewis Caricature

CS Lewis Caricature, age 60, Cambridge, England, 1958.

Clive Staples Lewis was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist. He held academic positions at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

Lewis wrote more than 30 books, which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies.
The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularised on stage, TV, radio, and cinema.

Lewis and fellow novelist, J. R. R. Tolkien (The Hobbit, Lord Of The Rings) were close friends and both served on the English faculty at Oxford University.

Lewis died on November 22, 1963, 7 days before his 65th birthday.

Media coverage of Lewis's death was almost completely overshadowed by news of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on the same day, as did the death of English writer Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World.