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  • The Screwtape Letters

  • By: C. S. Lewis
  • Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
  • Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (14,276 ratings)

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The Screwtape Letters

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
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Publisher's summary

A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below". At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old Devil to his nephew, Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man.

The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation, and triumph over it, ever written.

(P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

Audie Award Finalist, Inspirational/Spiritual, 2007

Known for The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis wrote the wittiest defense of Christianity ever. Humorist John Cleese won AudioFile Earphones for his 1999 enactment of the correspondence between two devils plotting the damnation of one man's soul. Ralph Cosham is a slightly less demented fiend, but the text itself remains hilarious.... Cosham's organ-like voice also lends resonance.... This is, therefore, the best audio ever spoken of the funniest defense of Christianity ever written." (AudioFile magazine)

"Lewis' satire is a Christian classic....[his] take on human nature is as on-target as it was when the letters were first published in 1941." (Library Journal)

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Who needs “1984”?

More people need to hear our reality as recorded by Screwtape’s pen. Time we’ll spent!

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Strange Insight

As a believer in God, just imagine the ingenuity it took C.S. Lewis to put himself in the shoes of a demon and try to think like him! I am

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wow

a must listen with today's political climate. for the left or the right. religious or non.

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Excellent performance

Mr. Cosham, expertly captures the demeanor of Screwtape.
Cosham’s voice is pleasing and his enunciation makes listening easy.

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A work worth reading and discussing

A classic work of literature. The Screwtape Letters contain depth and creativity that can both hold your attention and cause you to reflect on its sincere closeness with reality.

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Insightful

This book helps a person realize more fully whom we wrestle against and how demons manipulate our emotions and attitudes, if we allow it; if we don’t pray about these things. It’s an eye opener

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Reflective

Really makes you reflect on our current day society and the state that it is in!

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Timeless Insight

It’s message in this book is as relevant today (if not more) than the time in which it was written.

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RELEVANT IN 2023

I especially enjoyed the narration. I will listen to this at least one more time to get a deep understanding. This was not meant to be a handbook from 1948 on pop culture influences and US education, but it sounds terrifyingly similar. Where have all these brilliant writers gone?

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Reality Check

Seeing self in these characters has been revealing and personally challenging to look deeper within self and come closer to God.

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