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Anaïs Nin

The acclaimed author details her bohemian life in 1930s Paris—including her famous affair with Henry Miller—in the classic first volume of her diaries.

Born in France to Cuban parents, Anais Nin began keeping a diary at the age of eleven and continued the practice for the rest of her life. Confessional, scandalous, and thoroughly absorbing, her diaries became one of the most celebrated literary projects of the twentieth century. Writing candidly of her marriages and affairs—including those with psychoanalyst Otto Rank and author Henry Miller—Nin presents a passionate and detailed record of a modern woman’s journey of self-discovery. 

Edited and with an introduction by Gunther Stuhlmann, this celebrated first volume begins in the winter of 1931 and ends in the fall of 1934. It covers an auspicious time in Nin’s life, from when she is about to publish her first book to her decision to leave Paris for New York.

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The Diaries of Anaïs Nin

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931–1934

The second volume of “one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” (Los Angeles Times).

Beginning with the author’s arrival in New York, this diary recounts Anaïs Nin’s work as a psychoanalyst, and is filled with the stories of her analytical patients—as well as her musings over the challenges facing the artist in the modern world. The diary of this remarkably daring and candid woman provides a deeply intimate look inside her mind, as well as a fascinating chapter in her tumultuous life in the latter years of the 1930s.

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934–1939

The third volume of “one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” (Los Angeles Times).

This candid volume from the renowned diarist covers her years of struggle, and eventual triumph, as an author in America during World War II.

“Transcending mere self-revelation … the diary examines human personality with a depth and understanding seldom surpassed since Proust … dream and fact are balanced and … in their joining lie the elements of masterpiece. ” —The Washington Post

“Just one page of Nin’s extraordinary diaries contains more sex, melodrama, fantasies, confessions, and observations than most novels, and reflects much about the human psyche we strive to repress. ” —Booklist

Edited and with a preface by Gunther Stuhlmann

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1944

The fourth volume of “one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” (Los Angeles Times).

The renowned diarist continues her record of her personal, professional, and artistic life, recounting her experiences in Greenwich Village for several years in the late 1940s, where she defends young writers against the Establishment—and her trip across the country in an old Ford to California and Mexico.

“[Nin is] one of the most extraordinary and unconventional writers of [the twentieth] century. ” —The New York Times Book Review

Edited and with a preface by Gunther Stuhlmann

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1944–1947

The fifth volume of “one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” (Los Angeles Times).

Spanning from the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, this volume covers the author’s experiences in Mexico, California, New York, and Paris; her psychoanalysis; and her experiment with LSD.

“Through her own struggling and dazzling courage [Nin has] shown women … groping with and growing with the world. ” —Minneapolis Tribune

Edited and with a preface by Gunther Stuhlmann

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1947–1955

The sixth volume of the diary of “one of the most extraordinary and unconventional writers of [the twentieth] century” (The New York Times Book Review).

Anaïs Nin continues “one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” with this volume covering more than a decade of her midcentury life (Los Angeles Times). She debates the use of drugs versus the artist’s imagination; portrays many famous people in the arts; and recounts her visits to Sweden, the Brussels World’s Fair, Paris, and Venice.

“[Nin] looks at life, love, and art with a blend of gentility and acuity that is rare in contemporary writing. ” —John Barkham Reviews

Edited and with a preface by Gunther Stuhlmann

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1955–1966

The seventh and final volume of the author’s “remarkable” diary is filled with the reflections of an older woman as she journeys through the world (Los Angeles Times).

“One of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” ends as the author wished: not with her last two years of pain but at a joyous moment on a trip to Bali (Los Angeles Times). As she ages, Anaïs Nin reflects on how the deeply personal and introspective nature of her writings intertwines with her public life and her connections with other people, including her devoted readers.

“One of the most extraordinary and unconventional writers of [the twentieth] century. ” —The New York Times Book Review 

Edited and with a preface by Gunther Stuhlmann

The Diaries of Anaïs Nin

The Diaries of Anaïs Nin

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