What tragic event in C.S. Lewis's life insipired him to write Narnia?

Answer 1

The Chronicles of Narnia were not inspired by any tragic event in CS Lewis's life. They were written long before his wife died of cancer. Admittedly, his mother died of cancer when CS Lewis was just ten years old, but this did not have any impact on the nature and structure of the stories of Narnia.

Answer 2

The tragic loss of C.S. Lewis's mother when he was a young boy had a profound impact on him and influenced his Narnia series. The themes of loss, longing, and a desire for a deeper reality that run through the books can be seen as reflective of his own experiences with grief and searching for meaning.

Answer 3

Lewis wrote it in his home, the Kilns, in Oxford. He may have also done some work on it in his office at Magdalen College of Oxford University.