Which C.S. Lewis work, published in 1956, retells the Cupid and Psyche myth?

Till We Have Faces, published in 1956, retells the Cupid and Psyche myth.

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold is Lewis’s final novel. It reimagines the ancient story of Cupid and Psyche through the perspective of Orual, a princess and later queen of the fictional kingdom of Glome. The novel examines jealousy, love, self-knowledge, and the difficulty of understanding divine action.

Unlike the Narnia books, this novel is written primarily for an adult audience and uses a darker, psychologically complex setting. Lewis regarded it as one of his best works, though it has never achieved the same mass popularity as The Chronicles of Narnia.

The title comes from the novel’s concern with identity and honest self-recognition. Readers sometimes identify the book only as a retelling of Apuleius, but Lewis substantially reshaped the myth’s viewpoint, structure, and themes.