Anaïs Nin
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Anaïs Nin was a French-born American writer best known for her published diaries, which offered candid and intimate explorations of her inner life, relationships, and sexuality during the 20th century. Her work matters because she became an influential literary figure who challenged conventions around women's self-expression and contributed to conversations about psychology, eroticism, and personal authenticity.
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- Born
- 21 February 1903
- Died
- 14 January 1977
- Works
- 299
Top works
- Literate Passion : Letters of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller
- Literate Passion, a
- The early diary of Anaïs Nin
- House of incest
- Prentice Hall Literature--Silver
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Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (/ˌænaɪˈiːs niːn/ AN-eye-EESS NEEN; French: [ana.is nin]; February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977) was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of the composer Joaquín Nin and the classically trained singer Rosa Culmell. Nin spent her early years in Spain and Cuba, about sixteen years in Paris (1924–1940), and the remaining half of her life in the United States, where she became an established author.
Nin wrote journals prolifically from age eleven until her death. Her journals, many of which were published during her lifetime, detail her private thoughts and personal relationships. Her journals also describe her marriages to Hugh Parker Guiler and Rupert Pole, in addition to her numerous affairs with men and women, including the psychoanalyst Otto Rank and writer Henry Miller, both of whom profoundly influenced Nin and her writing.
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