C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis (November 29, 1898 Belfast, Ireland - November 22, 1963) was an Irish author.

Clive Staples Lewis may be best associated today with what it commonly considered a children's fantasy series, the Narnia books. However, he wrote a variety of books in a variety of styles. An athiest from when he was a young teenager until his early thirties, Lewis "rediscovered" his Christian faith following discussions of the issue with his friend, the author J. R. R. Tolkien. This shift in philosophy would influence his later writings. He would, at times, approach the religious element with humor. For example, The Screwtape Letters, which is a series of communications from a senior devil to his nephew, a novice at temptation, advising him on how to secure the damnation of "the patient". It makes Hell seem like a bureaucracy. John Cleese, of Monty Python (among other people), has recorded an audio version. His Space Trilogy, on the other hand, is more traditional science fiction. A more recent athiest has written what he calls the anti-Narnia trilogy, starting with "The Golden Compass" (due for release in December, 2007). The first American movie based on "Chronicles Of Narnia" was such a hit, a sequel will follow in 2008, no doubt dwarfing the box-office returns of "Golden Compass."