{"product_id":"the-narnian-the-life-and-imagination-of-c-s-lewis-isbn-9780061448720","title":"The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis","description":"\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":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887817748709,"sku":"NP9780061448720","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061448720.jpg?v=1768315364","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-narnian-the-life-and-imagination-of-c-s-lewis-isbn-9780061448720","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}