Although Anais Nin found in her diaries a profound mode of self-creation and confession, she could not reveal this intimate record of her own experiences during her lifetime. Instead, she turned to fiction, where her stories and novels became artistic "distillations" of her secret diaries. A Spy in the House of Love, whose heroine Sabina is deeply divided between her drive for artistic and sexual expression and social restrictions and self-created inhibitions, echoes Nin's personal struggle with sex, love, and emotional fragmentation. Written when Nin's own life was taut with conflicting loyalties, her protagonist Sabina repeatedly asks herself, can one idulge one's sensual restlessness, the fantasies, the relentless need for adventure without devastating consequences?
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Real and unmistakable genius" "A prose/poetry dream, a lyrical celebration of the inner life and the images it evokes."
Auflage
First Edition, New edition
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Produkt-Hinweis
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 142 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8040-1148-8 (9780804011488)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Anais Nin (1903-1977) is an iconic literary figure and one of the most notable experimental writers of the twentieth century. As one of the first women to explore female erotica, Nin revealed the inner desires of her characters in a way that made her works a touchstone for later feminist writers. Swallow Press is the premier US publisher of books by and about Nin.
Anita Jarczok teaches American literature and contemporary cultural theory at the University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Her research interests include literature, narrative, and gender and cultural studies, and she is the author of many articles and book chapters on Nin, celebrity, and sexuality.
