What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1950 novel about Orual and the myth of Cupid and Psyche?

C.S. Lewis’s 1950 novel about Orual and the myth of Cupid and Psyche is Till We Have Faces.

The novel retells the classical story of Cupid and Psyche from the viewpoint of Orual, Psyche’s older sister. Instead of presenting the myth as a simple fairy tale, Lewis explores jealousy, love, accusation, religious belief, and the difficulty of seeing oneself honestly.

Till We Have Faces was Lewis’s last published novel. It is often described as one of his most mature and psychologically complex works. The setting resembles the ancient world but is fictional, centered on the kingdom of Glome.

Readers sometimes confuse it with Lewis’s Narnia novels because both contain mythic and supernatural elements. It is not part of The Chronicles of Narnia, and Orual is not a Narnian character. Its title comes from the novel’s concern with identity and the masks people present before they can confront truth.