{"product_id":"9780061448720","title":"The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eJacobs, Alan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/1\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Narnian is thoughtful, intriguing and inspiring—a treasure for Narnia fans, as well as aficionados of fine biography.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Narnian \u003c\/i\u003eis unlike other biographies on C. S. Lewis. Author Alan Jacobs seeks a more elusive quarry: an understanding of the way Lewis’s experiences, both direct and literary, formed themselves into patterns―themes that then shaped his thought and writings, especially the stories of Narnia. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacobs explores the imagination of C.S. Lewis and the themes and life events that contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/i\u003e. You’ll read about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLewis’s childhood days in Ireland playing with his brother.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe horrific experiences of World War I.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLewis’s friendships with J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the “Inklings.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis marriage to Joy Davidman.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther life experiences that shaped Lewis’s philosophy, theology, and fiction writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis biography is for believers and non-believers. As the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e said, “Jacobs has written a mind-chew of a biography—not only a portrait of a dazzling writer but also a defense of Lewis as a seeker and thinker, a man who embraced and questioned his faith with equal parts pain and zeal.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46801408131327,"sku":"9780061448720","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780061448720_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333288","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780061448720","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}