Surprised by Joy

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. S. Lewis in 1955. The work describes Lewis's life from very early childhood (born 1898) until his conversion to Christianity in 1931, but does not go beyond that date.

This article is about a book by C. S. Lewis. For the 19th-century poem that inspired the book's title, see William Wordsworth.

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
First edition (UK)
AuthorC. S. Lewis
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherGeoffrey Bles (UK)
Harcourt Brace (US)
Publication date
1955
Media typePaperback
Pages252
OCLC28289338

The title comes from William Wordsworth's poem "Surprised by Joy".

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