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The magician's book : a skeptic's adventures in Narnia
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The magician's book : a skeptic's adventures in Narnia

Author: Laura Miller
Publisher: New York : Back Bay Books, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st Back Bay paperback edView all editions and formats
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A co-founder and staff writer for Salon.com explores the meaning and influence of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series while revealing how Lewis's troubled childhood, unconventional love life, and friendship with J. R. R. Tolkien affected his writing.
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Named Person: C S Lewis; C S Lewis; C S Lewis; C S Lewis
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Laura Miller
ISBN: 9780316017657 0316017655
OCLC Number: 318878481
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xii, 312, 11 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: A note on the order of the Chronicles of Narnia --
Songs of innocence --
Trouble in paradise --
Songs of experience.
Responsibility: Laura Miller.

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The meaning and the extraordinary impact of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, explored by one of the finest critics writing today.  Read more...

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"There are two great pleasures to be found in THE MAGICIAN'S BOOK. One is being reminded of exactly how blissful it felt to be a child in the thrall of a book. The other is watching Miller find her Read more...

 
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