{"product_id":"the-magicians-book-a-skeptics-adventures-in-narnia-paperback","title":"The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MAGICIAN'S BOOK\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of one reader's long, tumultuous relationship with C.S. Lewis' \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e. As a child, Laura Miller read and re-read \u003cem\u003eThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequels countless times, and wanted nothing more that to find her own way to Narnia. In her skeptical teens, a casual reference to the Chronicles's Christian themes left her feeling betrayed and alienated from the stories she had come to know and trust. Years later, convinced that \"the first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with,\" Miller returns to Lewis's classic fantasies to see what mysteries Narnia still holds for adult eyes--and is captured in an entirely new way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her search to uncover the source of these small books' mysterious power, Miller looks to their creator, Clive Staples Lewis. What she discovers is not the familiar, idealized image of the author, but a man who stands in stark contrast to his whimsical creation-scarred by a tragic and troubled childhood, Oxford educated, a staunch Christian, and a social conservative, armed with deep prejudices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MAGICIAN'S BOOK is an intellectual adventure story, in which Miller travels to Lewis's childhood home in Ireland, the possible inspiration for Narnia's landscape; unfolds his intense friendship with J.R.R.Tolkien, a bond that led the two of them to create the greatest myth-worlds of modern times; and explores Lewis's influence on writers like Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Franzen, and Philip Pullman. Finally reclaiming Narnia \"for the rest of us,\" Miller casts the Chronicles as a profoundly literary creation, and the portal to a life-long adventure in books, art, and the imagination. Erudite, wide-ranging, and playful, THE MAGICIAN'S BOOK is for all who live in thrall to the magic of books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and critic. She is a cofounder of Salon.com, where she is currently a staff writer, and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Salon.com Readers Guide to Contemporary Authors.\u003c\/i\u003e A regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, her work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378352648275,"sku":"9780316017657","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/lQ6J94hk1L9780316017657.webp?v=1783071253","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-magicians-book-a-skeptics-adventures-in-narnia-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}