What is the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1956 novel set in the fictional land of Glome?

Till We Have Faces is C.S. Lewis’s 1956 novel set in the fictional land of Glome.

The novel retells the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche through the voice of Orual, a princess of Glome. Lewis transforms the classical story into a meditation on jealousy, identity, love and the difficulty of seeing oneself honestly. The narrative is presented as Orual’s accusation against the gods.

Lewis described Till We Have Faces as his own favorite among his fictional works. It differs from the Narnia books because it is written for adults and draws directly on classical mythology rather than presenting a modern child’s entry into a fantasy world.

The title refers to the movement from concealed or distorted identity toward genuine self-knowledge. The setting is invented, but the source material is connected to the ancient story of Cupid and Psyche, especially its best-known literary version in Apuleius’s Metamorphoses.