Description: All books listed are from my personal collection acquired over 60 years.For Sale:A vintage paperback copy of C.S. Lewis'"Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life ""Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life" is a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion to Christianity. The book overall contains less detail concerning specific events than typical autobiographies. This is because his purpose in writing wasn't primarily historical. His aim was to identify & describe the events surrounding his accidental discovery of & consequent search for the phenomenon he labelled "Joy". This word was the best translation he could make of the German idea of Sehnsucht, longing. That isn't to say the book is devoid of information about his life. He recounts his early years with a measure of amusement sometimes mixed with pain.However, while he does describe his life, the principal theme of the book is Joy as he defined it. This Joy was a longing so intense for something so good & so high up it couldn't be explained with words. He's struck with "stabs of joy" throughout life. He finally finds what it's for at the end. He writes about his experiences at Malvern College in 1913, aged 15. Though he described the school as "a very furnace of impure loves" he defended the practice as being "the only chink left thru which something spontaneous & uncalculating could creep in." The book's last two chapters cover the end of his search as he moves from atheism to theism & then from theism to Christianity. He ultimately discovers the true nature & purpose of Joy & its place in his own life. Because of the increased number of lost pieces of mail this year, shipping cost includes shipping insurance.For 2022 Ebay has advised that shipping cost are increasing as follows: · USPS® shipping rates increasing 3.1%-8.8% · FedEx® shipping rates increasing 5.9%-6.9%
Price: 12 USD
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-03T23:52:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.75 USD
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Year Printed: 1955
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Religious, Inspirational
Binding: Paperback
Book Title: Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
Publication Year: 1955
Author: C.S. Lewis
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Format: Paperback
Age Level: Adults
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Harvest Books
Place of Publication: United States
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback
