Which C.S. Lewis work is a retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche?

Till We Have Faces is C.S. Lewis’s retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche.

Published in 1956, the novel is narrated mainly by Orual, a princess in the fictional kingdom of Glome. Its plot reworks the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche, best known from Apuleius’s Metamorphoses, while giving the story a darker psychological and philosophical treatment.

Lewis had been interested in the myth for many years, and he wrote the novel with his wife, Joy Davidman, in mind as an important intellectual conversation partner. The book examines jealousy, love, religious belief, identity, and the human tendency to demand explanations from the gods.

Although Lewis is widely associated with Narnia and Christian apologetics, he regarded Till We Have Faces as one of his best pieces of fiction. It is not a Narnia story, and its setting, narrative voice, and tone are markedly more adult and tragic.