num_pages: 93
description: The Screwtape Letters is a Christian apologetic novel by C. S. Lewis. It is written in a satirical, epistolary style and while it is fictional in format, the plot and characters are used to address Christian theological issues, primarily those to do with temptation and resistance to it. First published in February 1942, the story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior Demon Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood, a Junior Tempter. The uncle's mentorship pertains to the nephew's responsibility for securing the damnation of a British man known only as "the Patient".
language: English
title: Screwtape Letters
titlecomplete: Screwtape Letters
characters: Wormwood, The Patient, Screwtape
genres: Fantasy, Philosophy, Christian, Theology, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Faith, Christianity, Religion
ratings_count: 425315
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Nautilus Book Award
category: Audio Books & Spoken Word, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic
publisher: Bantam Books