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Most likely, for writing The Chronicles of Narnia(especially The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe).

During his life he was very well-known as a Christian apologist, also.

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There are several reasons. First, Lewis was the author of the popular fairy-tale series The Chronicles of Narnia. In addition he wrote many popular books defending basic Christianity, such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. He was a well-known lecturer and gave many talks and lectures in addition to his teaching at Oxford and Cambridge, and these lectures were well-attended. Finally, the story of his marriage was made into a move, "Shadowlands" with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. It was also a very popular film.

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