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Anais Nin - the real look at relationships and adventure :)
Posted: 29 Apr 2010, 06:47
by swiatlonosny
I am surprised there is no thread about Anais Nin, to me she is one of the greatest authors of the kind of books where romance is shown as it is, no idealised bullshit but real motivations and decisions of people. She is also good at describing the way women feel their erotic dimension. I am currently reading her "Delta of Venus" - it is a compilation of different stories with different characters.
Re: Anais Nin - the real look at relationships and adventure
Posted: 03 May 2010, 05:45
by Fran
swiatlonosny wrote:I am surprised there is no thread about Anais Nin, to me she is one of the greatest authors of the kind of books where romance is shown as it is, no idealised bullshit but real motivations and decisions of people. She is also good at describing the way women feel their erotic dimension. I am currently reading her "Delta of Venus" - it is a compilation of different stories with different characters.
Your post was timely ... I just off to my local library & had been wondering what to pick up next. I'll now give Anais Nin a try on your recommendation & post my opinion anon. Thanks
Posted: 03 May 2010, 09:15
by swiatlonosny
Sure, you may also be willing to take a peek at the film "Henry and June"
based on the life of Anais Nin and her writing. This is how I found out about Nin and I find both the film and the book I am currently reading highly refreshing in terms of a deeper look at romance going beyond the "go get the highest bidder" attitude usually promoted in the media nowadays.
Posted: 07 Jun 2010, 06:23
by fairytalebec
I read Delta of Venus and was bowled away by the complexity of charatcer and situation that Nin evokes. Even though in many ways she was very much a product of her time,this still feels like exceptionally modern writing, and for me it sits comfortably alongside books like The Passion of New Eve, by Angela Carter. Thanks very much for the post - I'll go and dig DoV out for a re-read!
Posted: 08 Jun 2010, 01:18
by clcheapshoes520
i have not read intersting book
Posted: 09 Jun 2010, 01:50
by Just Me
hm....never heard of her before... maybe I'll give it a try
Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 19:56
by Perrywinkle47
It looks like something I would really want to read. Thanks for sharing..
Re: Anais Nin - the real look at relationships and adventure
Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 02:13
by Naomi
Love, love, love Anais Nin. She is my favourite author, Under A Glass Bell was the first collection of her short stories that I read. Her writing is so unique and so beautiful. I'm hoping to get all of her diaries that she wrote as well.