The Chronicles of Narnia

As a literature professor Clive Staples Lewis, 1950 with The King of Narnia wrote his first children's book, he first met with little enthusiasm. Even Lewis' close friend and fellow writer JRR Tolkien believed that a novel in which talking animals, a white witch and Santa Claus romp, no success would be. Lewis could not be swayed - on the contrary, over the years, he returned in six volumes in the magical Narnia country back. Today, The Chronicles of Narnia long ago to the classics of English children's. During the filming, the actual Ueberreuter publishing a beautiful special edition of The King of Narnia was released in a new translation by Wolfgang Hohlbein and Christian Rendel.

As London in World War II air raids threatened, the four siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy leave the town and temporarily into the country house of the elderly Professor Digory Kirke draw. There, the children come one day to an empty room in which an old closet is located. This turns out to be a cupboard door to another world - the mysterious country of Narnia. In Narnia the children meet talking animals, and the amazing things happen. The noble lion Aslan asks the sisters for help in the fight against the White Witch, the country with the curse of eternal winter has demonstrated. A prophecy has foretold that there are four children from our world will be able to liberate Narnia ...

CS Lewis' story of adventure, courage and friendship is still a beautiful timeless tale. The simple, clear language and sensitive narrative style with which Lewis, the more serious aspects of his story closer, without the child's imagination to overwhelm, makes the book even for reading aloud to younger children. The new translation of the novel gives it a fresh, modern sound. Who according to The King of Narnia like to further adventures in the magical country has received, the total was the issue of the Chronicles of Narnia recommended, in all seven volumes are included. - Not only is the movie Narnia event invites, one of the most beautiful classics of the English Children's (re) discovered!