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Surprised by Joy

Surprised by Joy

by C. S. Lewis

1998BiographyAnglican convertsEnglish AuthorsConvertsChristian biography
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I WAS BORN in the winter of 1898 at Belfast, the son of a solicitor and of a clergyman's daughter.

I WAS BORN in the winter of 1898 at Belfast, the son of a solicitor and of a clergyman's daughter.

About this book

Autobiography of the English theologian, novelist, and scholar, concerning his early years. The author's spiritual journey from Chrisitanity to atheism and then back to Christianity.

Themes & subjects

BiographyAnglican convertsEnglish AuthorsConvertsChristian biographyChildhood and youth
First published 1998

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Setting

England20th century

About the author

C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis

29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963

Clive Staples Lewis was an Irish-born British novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist.

Author

C. S. Lewis

First published

1998

Pages

238

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

40

Languages

English, rum

Publisher

Fontana Books

ISBN

9780754031734

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