The Screwtape Letters. The Great Divorce.
7 hrs. 4 min.
Description
Three works in one collection!
“Balamut’s Letters,” “Balamut Proposes a Toast,” and “Divorce.”
“Balamut’s Letters” is a brilliantly witty parody of an old British pamphlet. It takes the form of a series of letters from an old and experienced devil, Balamut, who holds a respectable place in the hellish hierarchy, to his beloved young nephew, the youthy devil Gnusik, who is just taking his first steps in the craft of ensnaring human souls. A difficult occupation in the middle of the enlightened and somewhat scarce twentieth century—where, in general, there isn’t really anyone left to tempt, and there’s nothing to do…
“Divorce” is a novel-parable about the threshold of the afterlife, where its residents can easily enter Heaven, but most of them stubbornly prefer familiar everyday city bustle over the unfamiliar bliss of purgatory.
“Balamut’s Letters,” “Balamut Proposes a Toast,” and “Divorce.”
“Balamut’s Letters” is a brilliantly witty parody of an old British pamphlet. It takes the form of a series of letters from an old and experienced devil, Balamut, who holds a respectable place in the hellish hierarchy, to his beloved young nephew, the youthy devil Gnusik, who is just taking his first steps in the craft of ensnaring human souls. A difficult occupation in the middle of the enlightened and somewhat scarce twentieth century—where, in general, there isn’t really anyone left to tempt, and there’s nothing to do…
“Divorce” is a novel-parable about the threshold of the afterlife, where its residents can easily enter Heaven, but most of them stubbornly prefer familiar everyday city bustle over the unfamiliar bliss of purgatory.
