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Demons & Devils

The Screwtape Letters

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  • 1942 first published
  • 160 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (29 ratings)
  • 88 editions
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The Screwtape Letters is a 1942 demon fiction novel by C. S. Lewis. Readers will find themes of christian Apologetics, Devil, aspect religieux and christian life.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 29 ratings, and 573 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 88 editions.

At about 160 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About The Screwtape Letters

A milestone in the history of popular theology, The Screwtape Letters is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the dynamics of temptation.This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth, trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim, he changes his ways and is "lost" to the young devil.Dedicated to Lewis's friend and colleague J. R. R. Tolkien, The Screwtape Letters is a timeless classic on spiritual conflict and the psychology of temptation which are part of our religious experience
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Christian Apologetics
  • Devil
  • Aspect religieux
  • Christian life
  • Satire
  • Christianity
  • Démon
  • Vie chrétienne
  • Matérialisme
  • Christianisme
  • Materialism
  • Religious aspects
  • Satire anglaise
  • Christianity, 20th century
  • Christian ethics

Quick answers

Who wrote The Screwtape Letters?

The Screwtape Letters was written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1942.

What genre is The Screwtape Letters?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils.

How long is The Screwtape Letters?

The median edition has 160 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Screwtape Letters?

Readers who like it often enjoy Seven Footprints to Satan, Jurgen and The sorrows of Satan, or, The strange experience of one Geoffrey Tempest, millionaire ; a romance.

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