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Helpful, but definitely a secondary source,
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This review is from: Anais Nin (Modern Literature Monographs) (Hardcover)
Bettina Knapp's monograph on Anais Nin is helpful and interesting. I particularly appreciate the description of surrealism, as well as the history of the movement. This helped me understand Nin's HOUSE OF INCEST. But overall I'd have to say that Knapp's book should be viewed as a secondary source for interpreting Anais Nin's oeuvre. While I appreciate Knapp's positive approach to Nin (a breath of fresh air after some of the anger I've seen directed at Anais), sometimes the writing is just a bit too worshipful, a bit too much of an advocate stance. Rumor has it that Anais Nin herself even helped Knapp prepare this book, so the stance should come as no surprise. Therefore, I would recommend turning to Benjamin Franklin's ANAIS NIN: AN INTRODUCTION first, and then to Knapp's ANAIS NIN. While Franklin is definitely a fan of Anais Nin, he was not afraid to critique her work, pointing out that it was not always successful.
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Anais Nin (Modern Literature Monographs) by Bettina Liebowitz Knapp (Hardcover - Jan. 1979)
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