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Facts about C S Lewis
1 – C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland on November 29th 1898.
2 – His father died of cancer when he was just 10 years old. He had a brother and sister named Warren and Maureen who both died at an early age.
3 – He wrote over 100 books and is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series. His most famous book is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
4 – He attended Oxford University where he studied medieval literature.
5 – In 1925, he became a professor of English Literature at Magdalen College in Oxford.
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6 – In 1931, he married Joy Gresham with whom they shared 17 years together before she passed away from bone cancer.
7 – After her death, Lewis wrote the book A Grief Observed which is about his experience as a widower.
8 – The Chronicles of Narnia series are some of his best-known works that have been adapted into movies for children around the world to enjoy.
9 – C S Lewis died on November 22nd 1963 from complications following surgery to remove part of his stomach due to gastric ulcers caused by stress and smoking cigarettes too much over the course of many years.
10 – His most popular book, Mere Christianity, sold over 150 million copies.
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11 – Lewis was a close friend to fellow author JRR Tolkien and they both served as officers in the British Home Guard during World War II.
12 – In his later years he devoted himself to writing books about Christian faith and lecturing on university campuses all around Great Britain.
13 – In 2008 he was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature.
14 – His work has been translated into over 30 languages.
15 – He died on November 22nd 1963 (the same day as President John F Kennedy).
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16 – His wife Joy Gresham passed away in 1960 after suffering from bone cancer for many years. After her death he married American poet Joy Davidman who had converted to Christianity from Judaism.
17 – In 2013 he was named as the most influential Christian thinker in Britain during the twentieth century by readers of Christianity Today magazine.
18 – In 2007, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) named him one of the “100 Greatest Britons.”
19 – He is buried at Holy Trinity Church in Oxfordshire with his wife and brother Warnie.
20 – Lewis had an interest in mythology, medieval literature, and the natural sciences.
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21 – The first book that he wrote was called “The Pilgrim’s Regress.”
22 – In 1963 he received the honor of being made a Companion of Honour by Queen Elizabeth II.
23 – The last book published by CS Lewis during his lifetime was the novel “Till We Have Faces” written for adults but marketed as children’s literature because it contains no violence.
24 – After his death, many of his unpublished works were released including theological writings and translations of medieval texts into modern English.
25 – He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 “for his creative writings which are outstanding both in quality and quantity.”
In 2008 he was voted the third most influential Christian thinker in history by Thinkers50.
