The Narnian
- Author: Alan Jacobs
- Narrator: Alan Jacobs
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 9:47:52
Synopsis
The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Yet who was the man who created this world? This audio book attempts to unearth the making of the first Narnian, C. S. Lewis himself.
One of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential religious writer of his day, Lewis was also an Oxford don and a scholar of medieval literature who loved to debate philosophy at his local pub. Yet one of the most intriguing aspects of Clive Staples Lewis remains unanswered. How did a bachelor professor, nearly fifty, and living in a wholly adult world, turn to the writing of stories for children -- stories that would become among the most popular and beloved ever written?
Alan Jacobs masterfully tells the story of C. S. Lewis. From his childhood days in Ireland to his horrific experiences in the trenches of the First World War, to his friendship with J. R. R. Tolkein (and other members of the "Inklings") and his remarkable late-life marriage to Joy Davidman, Jacobs traces the events and people that shaped Lewis's philosophy, theology, and fiction. The story of a profound mind and extraordinary imagination, The Narnian is a remarkable tale of a man who knew great loss and great delight, but who knew above all that the world holds far more richness and meaning than the average eye can see.
Chapters
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Chapter 041
Duration: 15min -
Chapter 042
Duration: 12min -
Chapter 043
Duration: 11min -
Chapter 044
Duration: 08min -
Chapter 045
Duration: 09min -
Chapter 046
Duration: 14min -
Chapter 047
Duration: 11min -
Chapter 048
Duration: 14min -
Chapter 049
Duration: 09min -
Chapter 050
Duration: 05min -
Chapter 051
Duration: 11min -
Chapter 052
Duration: 07min -
Chapter 053
Duration: 07min -
Chapter 054
Duration: 15min -
Chapter 055
Duration: 08min -
Chapter 056
Duration: 10min -
Chapter 057
Duration: 01min -
Chapter 058
Duration: 25s -
sample-188
Duration: 01min