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‘The most significant and triumphant work he has yet produced’
―The New York Herald Tribune Book Review
‘He has quite a unique power for making theology an attractive, exciting and fascinating quest.’
― Times Literary Supplement
“I read Lewis for comfort and pleasure many years ago, and a glance into the books revives my old admiration.”
―John Updike
“C. S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way.”
―New York Times
“Lewis, perhaps more than any other twentieth-century writer, forced those who listened to him and read his works to come to terms with their own philosophical presuppositions.”
―Los Angeles Times
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 English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Great book. Well worth the money. A book I'll return to again.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lewis' best - an agonising, tantalising fable about love and perception
A moving myth told anew, plumbing the depths of the self-centred human heart.While I feel I need to look closer at the original myth that Lewis is playing on in greater detail to catch all of what he is doing in its retelling, I would totally recommend the book for the heartbreaking, tantalizing moments that the protagonist forces on herself. Lewis's Orual is frustrated that the ethereal world of the god who loves her sister, and Orual's own world poisoned by her insecurity, cannot even interact with one another. Lewis can really write about jealousy; sweet scenes of sisterhood between Psyche and Orual rot into the gall of confusion and disappointment with a turn of the page. I feel that Lewis is at his best writing in the domain of mythology; his Wellsian sci-fi phase during which he wrote the Space Trilogy was an interesting venture, but back with gods, curses, and ancient courts he is really in his element. There are also profound philosophical, theological, and scientific issues that the novel throws up, to do with perception of the gods and their motives. And all these issues Lewis ties expertly to Orual's first sin: her selfish, half-baked attempt to see what her beloved Psyche sees, while Cupid steals Psyche's heart."Narnia for grown ups" is a handy label, and in defense of it there are present in the novel majestic palaces hidden in plain sight (c.f. Voyage of the Dawn Treader) along with other regular Lewis elements like a the strong moral of not letting jealousy crowd in and ruin a perfectly beautiful love. Yes Orual progresses plenty during the course of the novel, but only through standing in the painful bare light of the denouement - and anyone who has ever mixed love and jealousy faces their own judgement day right along with her. This is a beautiful rendition of an ancient story, done in a way over which Lewis had been pondering for a long time. "Till We Have Faces" is how you do fiction, in case you was wondering.
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Wonderful re-telling
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story of how to hate the fact you know God is real and disagree with Him.
To me this story illustrates how angry one can get with God when they are not troubled with the doubt of the existence of God but rather, knows God is real yet despises how He makes decisions. It shines a light on the fallibility of mans owns morals and understanding of love, which I feel is so necessary in modern society. I loved it and it moves me. I have read it three times and every time something new emerges. It was also C S Lewis' favourite book which says more about it then I ever could. The story centres on a great strong female lead, her love for her sister and rule of her people. Go for it, read and enjoy.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very strong stuff
I read it in a couple of sittings, makes most of Lewis' other writings look comparatively immature. A true classic.
5.0 out of 5 stars I read that this was one of the best novels of the 20th century and I would agree
I read that this was one of the best novels of the 20th century and I would agree, very thought provoking and different.
3.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest books I ever read, however: 2 or three pages missing...
It's a lovely story, gripping and deep at the same time. However there were 2 pages missing, fortunately it was at the beginning and I think I didn't miss anything too important...
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Very pleased with my purchase thank you
Libro en mal estado
El producto ha venido en un estado pésimo para el precio que tiene. Las hojas mal cortadas, salidas, los cantos de las hojas ennegrecidos, y los de la cubierta desgastados. Esto no es estado para vender un libro como "nuevo" en absoluto.
un libro un po' particolare, per amanti delle variazioni sul tema
Scritto divinamente ( e non poteva essere altrimenti) Till we have faces unisce le due passioni di Lewis, la classicità e il fantasy. A tratti un po' noioso, sembra più adatto a chi conosce già il mito di Amore e psiche e vuole leggere l'ennesima variazione sul tema, e non è certamente l'ideale per tutti, ma più un divertissiment per classicisti; decolla dopo un po'.
Interesting
It's a very interesting book ...set in Barbaric times ...
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『ナルニア』よりも感動的かもしれない
著者C.S.ルイスが信仰心篤いキリスト教徒であって、また、著者自身が友人その他にあてた手紙や、キリスト教徒たちによる解説を読まなければ、キリスト教との接点が見えにくいストーリーだが、主人公オリュアルの哀しみが痛いように伝わってくる、心動かされる物語。 『ナルニア国物語』には、力強さがみなぎっており、読むことによって人格の陶冶が促されるという点で、キリスト教徒にとっては（キリスト教徒でなくとも）、まさに教科書的ともいえるファンタジーである。しかし、罪びとであるがゆえに、キリスト教徒であっても、心のなかに消そうとしても消すことのできない澱のようなものがあり、ふとしたときにそれを垣間見ることがある。 キリスト教弁証家として名高いC.S.ルイスだが、Till We Have Facesを読むと、彼でさえも心の奥底では葛藤を覚えていたのだろうかと思わざるを得ない。深い感動を与える一冊。
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Description:
Review
‘The most significant and triumphant work he has yet produced’
―The New York Herald Tribune Book Review
‘He has quite a unique power for making theology an attractive, exciting and fascinating quest.’
― Times Literary Supplement
“I read Lewis for comfort and pleasure many years ago, and a glance into the books revives my old admiration.”
―John Updike
“C. S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way.”
―New York Times
“Lewis, perhaps more than any other twentieth-century writer, forced those who listened to him and read his works to come to terms with their own philosophical presuppositions.”
―Los Angeles Times
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 English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Great book. Well worth the money. A book I'll return to again.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lewis' best - an agonising, tantalising fable about love and perception
A moving myth told anew, plumbing the depths of the self-centred human heart.While I feel I need to look closer at the original myth that Lewis is playing on in greater detail to catch all of what he is doing in its retelling, I would totally recommend the book for the heartbreaking, tantalizing moments that the protagonist forces on herself. Lewis's Orual is frustrated that the ethereal world of the god who loves her sister, and Orual's own world poisoned by her insecurity, cannot even interact with one another. Lewis can really write about jealousy; sweet scenes of sisterhood between Psyche and Orual rot into the gall of confusion and disappointment with a turn of the page. I feel that Lewis is at his best writing in the domain of mythology; his Wellsian sci-fi phase during which he wrote the Space Trilogy was an interesting venture, but back with gods, curses, and ancient courts he is really in his element. There are also profound philosophical, theological, and scientific issues that the novel throws up, to do with perception of the gods and their motives. And all these issues Lewis ties expertly to Orual's first sin: her selfish, half-baked attempt to see what her beloved Psyche sees, while Cupid steals Psyche's heart."Narnia for grown ups" is a handy label, and in defense of it there are present in the novel majestic palaces hidden in plain sight (c.f. Voyage of the Dawn Treader) along with other regular Lewis elements like a the strong moral of not letting jealousy crowd in and ruin a perfectly beautiful love. Yes Orual progresses plenty during the course of the novel, but only through standing in the painful bare light of the denouement - and anyone who has ever mixed love and jealousy faces their own judgement day right along with her. This is a beautiful rendition of an ancient story, done in a way over which Lewis had been pondering for a long time. "Till We Have Faces" is how you do fiction, in case you was wondering.
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Wonderful re-telling
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story of how to hate the fact you know God is real and disagree with Him.
To me this story illustrates how angry one can get with God when they are not troubled with the doubt of the existence of God but rather, knows God is real yet despises how He makes decisions. It shines a light on the fallibility of mans owns morals and understanding of love, which I feel is so necessary in modern society. I loved it and it moves me. I have read it three times and every time something new emerges. It was also C S Lewis' favourite book which says more about it then I ever could. The story centres on a great strong female lead, her love for her sister and rule of her people. Go for it, read and enjoy.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very strong stuff
I read it in a couple of sittings, makes most of Lewis' other writings look comparatively immature. A true classic.
5.0 out of 5 stars I read that this was one of the best novels of the 20th century and I would agree
I read that this was one of the best novels of the 20th century and I would agree, very thought provoking and different.
3.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest books I ever read, however: 2 or three pages missing...
It's a lovely story, gripping and deep at the same time. However there were 2 pages missing, fortunately it was at the beginning and I think I didn't miss anything too important...
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Very pleased with my purchase thank you
Libro en mal estado
El producto ha venido en un estado pésimo para el precio que tiene. Las hojas mal cortadas, salidas, los cantos de las hojas ennegrecidos, y los de la cubierta desgastados. Esto no es estado para vender un libro como "nuevo" en absoluto.
un libro un po' particolare, per amanti delle variazioni sul tema
Scritto divinamente ( e non poteva essere altrimenti) Till we have faces unisce le due passioni di Lewis, la classicità e il fantasy. A tratti un po' noioso, sembra più adatto a chi conosce già il mito di Amore e psiche e vuole leggere l'ennesima variazione sul tema, e non è certamente l'ideale per tutti, ma più un divertissiment per classicisti; decolla dopo un po'.
Interesting
It's a very interesting book ...set in Barbaric times ...
Parfait
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『ナルニア』よりも感動的かもしれない
著者C.S.ルイスが信仰心篤いキリスト教徒であって、また、著者自身が友人その他にあてた手紙や、キリスト教徒たちによる解説を読まなければ、キリスト教との接点が見えにくいストーリーだが、主人公オリュアルの哀しみが痛いように伝わってくる、心動かされる物語。 『ナルニア国物語』には、力強さがみなぎっており、読むことによって人格の陶冶が促されるという点で、キリスト教徒にとっては（キリスト教徒でなくとも）、まさに教科書的ともいえるファンタジーである。しかし、罪びとであるがゆえに、キリスト教徒であっても、心のなかに消そうとしても消すことのできない澱のようなものがあり、ふとしたときにそれを垣間見ることがある。 キリスト教弁証家として名高いC.S.ルイスだが、Till We Have Facesを読むと、彼でさえも心の奥底では葛藤を覚えていたのだろうかと思わざるを得ない。深い感動を与える一冊。
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