Which C.S. Lewis novel was published in 1956 and later became his final completed work of fiction?

Till We Have Faces was published in 1956 and became C.S. Lewis’s final completed work of fiction. The novel retells the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche from the perspective of Orual, a queen who feels betrayed by the gods.

Lewis described the book as a retelling of the Cupid and Psyche story, but he transformed the source material into a psychologically complex novel about love, possessiveness, identity, religion, and self-knowledge. Its setting is the fictional kingdom of Glome, which is presented as culturally distinct from Lewis’s contemporary world.

Unlike the Narnia books, the novel is aimed primarily at adult readers and does not use a children’s fantasy framework. Its title comes from a central idea that people cannot honestly confront the divine until they have developed “faces,” or a truthful selfhood.

Lewis continued writing essays and other nonfiction after 1956. Therefore, “final completed work of fiction” is more precise than calling it his final book or final publication.