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Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold Paperback - 2017

by C. S. Lewis


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Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold is a 1956 parallel novel by C. S. Lewis. It is a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, which had haunted Lewis all his life, and which is itself based on a chapter of The Golden Ass of Apuleius. The first part of the book is written from the perspective of Psyche's older sister Orual, and is constructed as a long-withheld accusation against the gods.

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A repackaged edition of the revered author's retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche--what he and many others regard as his best novel.

C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics--brilliantly reimagines the story of Cupid and Psyche. Told from the viewpoint of Psyche's sister, Orual, Till We Have Faces is a brilliant examination of envy, betrayal, loss, blame, grief, guilt, and conversion. In this, his final--and most mature and masterful--novel, Lewis reminds us of our own fallibility and the role of a higher power in our lives.

From the rear cover

Fascinated by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C. S. Lewis wrote this, his last novel, to retell their story from the perspective of Psyche's sister, Orual: "I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer . . . Why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?" Lewis provides an engaging retelling of one of the most popular myths from antiquity with what The Saturday Review called "new meaning, new depths, new terrors." With his trademark insightfulness, Lewis reminds us of our own fallibility and the role of a higher power in our lives.

First Edition Identification

The book was first published by Geoffrey Bles, London,  in 1956. The novel is octavo and features original blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine.

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  • Title Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
  • Author C. S. Lewis
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperOne
  • Date 2017-02-14
  • ISBN 9780062565419 / 0062565419
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.1 in (19.81 x 13.46 x 2.79 cm)
  • Reading level 860
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Historical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016030655
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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