A revealing look at the life of this “extraordinary and unconventional writer” during the mid-1920s (The New York Times Book Review).
In this volume of her earlier series of personal diaries, Anaïs Nin tells how she exorcised the obsession that threatened her marriage—and nearly drove her to suicide.
“Through sheer nerve, confidence, and will, Nin made of the everyday something magical. This was a gift, indeed, and it’s a fascinating process to witness.” —The Christian Science Monitor
With an editor’s note by Rupert Pole and a preface by Joaquin Nin-Culmell
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) was born in Paris and aspired at an early age to be a writer. An influential artist and thinker, she was the author of several novels, short stories, critical studies, a collection of essays, two volumes of erotica, and nine published volumes of her diary.