The Great Divorce (Google eBook)

C. S. Lewis

HarperCollins, Jun 2, 2009 - Religion - 160 pages

C. S. Lewis takes us on a profound journey through both heaven and hell in this engaging allegorical tale. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis introduces us to supernatural beings who will change the way we think about good and evil.

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Review: The Great Divorce

User Review  - Megan Franks - Goodreads

THIRD READING (Apr 2013):...because you can never read this one enough. There's always something more to learn. SECOND READING: 4 STARS Okay...I'm really glad I read this book again. I learned that ...

Review: The Great Divorce

User Review  - Mary Overton - Goodreads

"[T]he damned have holidays - excursions," where they may choose to take a shuttle bus from Hell to Heaven. It allows the damned a sort of second chance, a space in which to reconsider the fundamental ...

Contents

• Chapter 4: 24
• Chapter 6: 44
• Chapter 8: 56

About the author

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Great Divorce
• Author: C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061947350, 9780061947353
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Christian / Classic & Allegory; Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts; Religion / Spirituality