Which C.S. Lewis novel is set in the kingdom of Glome?
Answer
Till We Have Faces
Answer
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces is the C.S. Lewis novel set in the kingdom of Glome. Published in 1956, it retells the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche through the perspective of Orual, a princess and later queen of Glome.
The novel is Lewis’s final completed work of fiction and is often considered one of his most complex literary achievements. Its narrator struggles with love, jealousy, faith, and the demand that human beings confront their own motives honestly. Unlike the Narnia books, it is written for an adult audience and uses a darker, psychologically layered setting.
Glome is fictional and should not be confused with Narnia, the setting of Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. The book’s title comes from the idea that people cannot truly understand themselves or others until they have faced the truth without protective disguises.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026