C.S. Lewis Biography

C.S. Lewis biography

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NAME: Clive Staples Lewis
OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author
BIRTH DATE: November 29, 1898
DEATH DATE: November 22, 1963
EDUCATION: University College, Oxford

PLACE OF BIRTH: Belfat, Ireland
PLACE OF DEATH: Oxford, England

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C.S. Lewis wrote the book series The Chronicles of Narnia. The books explored Christianity through the adventures of four children in a magical land.

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Author C.S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. He studied at University College, Oxford and became a professor at the University of Cambridge. An atheist, he reconverted to Christianity in 1931. Both his scholarly and fictional work explore Christian themes. The Chronicles of Narnia, a book series about the adventures of four children, is one of his most popular works.