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The Great Divorce is a Christian allegory in which a bus carries a group of souls from a bleak, harsh version of Hell to a radiant, yet challenging Heaven. Lewis portrays the Gates of Hell as locked from inside, emphasizing the idea that escape depends on free will and grace. Through vivid character encounters and symbolic dialogue, the book meditates on the nature of good and evil, judgment, and the possibility of redemption.
First publish date: 1945
Genre: Religious & Spiritual Fiction/Religious Fiction
Authors: C.S. Lewis
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