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Title	:	Till We Have Faces
Author	:	C.S. Lewis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 313 pages
Published	:	August 6th 2006 by Harcourt Paperbacks (first published 1956)
Categories	:	Fiction. Fantasy. Classics. Mythology. Christian

Till We Have Faces Paperback | Pages: 313 pages

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In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who posessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Much to Orual's frustration, Psyche is loved by Cupid, the god of love himself, setting the troubled Orual on a path of moral development.

Set against the backdrop of Glome, a barbaric, pre-Christian world, the struggles between sacred and profane love are illuminated as Orual learns that we cannot understand the intent of the gods "till we have faces" and sincerity in our souls and selves.

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Original Title:	Till We Have Faces
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Psyche (mythology), Orual
Setting:	Glome(Greece)
Literary Awards:	Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2014)

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List of beauties:- The epigraph: Love is too young to know what conscience is. The first line of Shakespeares Sonnet 151; Lewis makes the quotation speak of Oruals sub-moral love, Psyches super-moral love, and the gods supra-mortal love.- Dedication: To Joy Davidman. TWHF was published in 1956, when Lewis was married to Joy. He says somewhere that she was so involved in his mental processes during the creation of this book as to be almost a co-author. - The first sentence: I am old now and have

When the time comes to you at which you will be forced at last to utter the speech which has lain at the center of your soul for years which you have, all that time, idiot-like, been saying over and over, youll not talk about the joy of words. I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer. Till that word can be dug out of us, why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces? This book is something rare and

One of the lesser known of Lewis' fiction works, this is a masterful retelling of the mythological story of Cupid and Psyche that paints a vivid picture of how selfish humanly love is, and to what extent we will go to protect it. The narrative serves to humble the reader as the heroine of the novel transforms from the pitiable victim to the chief antagonist, and at the same time we realize that we are her, always pondering on the wrongs done to us and the shortcomings we experience. It's an

A must-read for any Lewis fan. He began the book as an unbeliever (a case against God) and finished it some 30 years later fully converted. Almost autobiographical, you get a real sense of his own spiritual awakening. It is claimed to be his personal favorite. The name comes from the scripture: "Now we see through a glass, darkly: but then face to face..shall I know even as also I am known." Better than anything I've read, it describes the process of developing faith and finding and becoming

One of the finest pieces I have ever read. Emily sent me this funny note: "Your silence is deafening. You didn't like the book? Were you afraid you would hurt my feelings. You might not have enjoyed it as much as I did because you are like Psyche and I like the other one...can't remember her name."10/08/2008 01:16AM My reply to Emily:Haha! NOT! I haven't commented yet, because I haven't had time to do justice to this masterpiece. I have to say, when it ended, I stared at the wall for a while

I read "The Chronicles of Narnia" when a child, which I believe was a statutory requirement for American children born between 1958 and 1970. I went on to read Lewis's Martian books, eg "Perelandra", and suddenly *smack* the Jesus factor hit me and I lost my taste for Lewis. No chance of that here, since this is a retelling of the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche.Aphrodite, for reasons of her own, gets wildly jealous of a mortal beauty, and demands of her local enforcer/priest that he

There are few modern novels that have made me look at the face in the mirror as deeply as has Lewis's Till We Have Faces. As Orual tells her story the book plumbs the uttermost depths of her character and motivation, revealing that she herself is responsible for much of her own hurt. The story's remarkable final chapters bring her an unexpected and spiritually transforming redemption.A number of times, when I myself have felt bitterness and hurt, I've found that reading or even recalling this