Il nipote del mago. Le cronache di Narnia

One day in London, two children, Polly and Digory, meet, and they accidently encounter Uncle Andrew who sends them on an incredible adventure. The children find themselves in new worlds and meeting new world leaders. On their quest, they have to make many difficult choices and to whom they are going Leggi tutto

Suffers from the same problems as Lewis' other books, both his children's fantasy and his pokes at theology: Lewis' worldview is not sophisticated, and his sense of psychology has a large blind spot. However, it's not his faith that is the problem--it certainly wasn't a problem for Donne or Milton. L Leggi tutto

Digory living with his very ill mum, his Aunt Letty and his secretive and strange Uncle Andrew who has a forbidden attic room. Whilst playing in the loft spaces with pal Polly they find themselves trapped with Uncle Andrew in his room, when Polly is made to disappear! Thus begins the Narnia origin s Leggi tutto

My autistic-spectrum son Jonathan is fascinated by the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . He wants to know what her motivation is. "Why is she always so angry ?" he asks. "Why does she hate Aslan? Who is she like ?" These are good questions. I have suggested that he should read The M Leggi tutto

“Awake. Love. Think. Speak. Be walking trees. Be talking beasts. Be divine waters.” If I could have doubts about my idea that reading this series in publication order was the way to go, this volume (number six in publication order, number one in chronological order) would have made the decision fina Leggi tutto