Perelandra: A Novel - Couverture souple

Lewis, C. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0020869509 ISBN 13 : 9780020869504

Editeur : Prentice Hall & IBD, 1987

Synopsis

Book by C S Lewis

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF C S LEWIS IS PROVIDED IN THIS BOOK. 'Perelandra,' a science fiction written by CS Lewis in 'Space trilogy' series, was first published in 1943. It is the story of a journey of Ransom to Venus after his journey to Mars in 'Out of the Silent Planet'. Ransom, the hero of CS Lewis in 'Space Trilogy' is invited by the king of Mars (Silent Planet) to visit the planet 'Perelandra' (Venus, where all live naked and do not cover their body with clothes or by any other means). He is transported in a casket like vessel which was shining like ice. Lewis blindfold him on his request to avoid the damage to his eyes by sunlight in the space. He is the only traveler and goes naked since clothes are not worn in Venus (Perelandra). He returns to Earth about after one year and meets Lewis and his other friend who listen to his experiences in Perelandra Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly called C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and Christian apologist. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he held academic positions at both Oxford University (Magdalen College), 1925–54, and Cambridge University (Magdalene College), 1954–63. He is best known both for his fictional work, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. Both authors served on the English faculty at Oxford University, and both were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the "Inklings". According to his memoir Surprised by Joy, Lewis had been baptized in the Church of Ireland (part of the Anglican Communion) at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at the age of 32 Lewis returned to the Anglican Communion, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His faith had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim. In 1956, he married the American writer Joy Davidman, 17 years his junior, who died four years later of cancer at the age of 45. Lewis died three years after his wife, from renal failure, one week before his 65th birthday. Media coverage of his death was minimal; he died on 22 November 1963—the same day that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and that another famous author, Aldous Huxley, died. In 2013, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Lewis was honoured with a memorial in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Lewis's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularized on stage, TV, radio, and cinema. His works entered the public domain in 2014 in countries where copyright expires 50 years after the death of the creator, such as Canada.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The second novel in Lewis's science fiction trilogy tells of Dr Ransom's voyage to the planet of Perelandra (Venus). In the second novel in C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom is called to the paradise planet of Perelandra, or Venus, which turns out to be a beautiful Eden-like world. He is horrified to find that his old enemy, Dr Weston, has also arrived and is putting him in grave peril once more. As the mad Weston's body is taken over by the forces of evil, Ransom engages in a desperate struggle to save the innocence of Perelandra. . .

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall & IBD
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0020869509
• ISBN 13: 9780020869504
• Reliure: Broché