Indispensible
A private correspondence of "fiendish" delight
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS C. S. Lewis
by Daniel t. Gomes
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ew works testify the essence and the creative ability of their author as well as The Screwtape Letters, perhaps the most ingenious and underestimated of C. S. Lewis’ fiction books. With razor-sharp wit and clever satire, Lewis uses the imaginary correspondence between two demons to point out both virtues and flaws in the Christian faith, as well as to expound on theological questions from the Adversary’s point of view. When you think the creator of Narnia and author of works such as Mere Christianity and The Great Divorce could not surprise you any
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further, a most unlikely of mail correspondences resurfaces to shock you and amaze you: The Screwtape Letters. A true testament to Lewis’ versatility
