The Screwtape Letters

satirical, epistolary Christian apologetic novel by C. S. Lewis
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Summary

The Screwtape Letters is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,807 views/month, #284 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: C. S. Lewis[3]
  • Publisher: Geoffrey Bles[4], The Centenary Press[5]
  • Genre: epistolary novel[6], fantasy[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[9]
  • Inception: 1941[10]
  • Publication date: February 1942[11], March 1942[12], April 1942[13], May 1942[14], June 1942[15]
  • Has edition or translation: The Screwtape Letters[16], Q141458305[17], Q141605210[18]
  • Main subject: demonology[19]
  • Title: The Screwtape Letters[20]
  • Form of creative work: novel[21]

Why It Matters

The Screwtape Letters has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . The Screwtape Letters. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . digicontent.snk.sk. Retrieved . digicontent.snk.sk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . digicontent.snk.sk. Retrieved . digicontent.snk.sk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13d ago · Unsmooth · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 28d ago · Unsmooth · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Screwtape Letters, Q141458305, Q141605210
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  5. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1942-02-00T00:00:00Z, +1942-03-00T00:00:00Z, +1942-04-00T00:00:00Z +2
    Aliases → —
    Publisher → Geoffrey Bles, The Centenary Press
    Form of creative work → novel
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