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Waste of Timelessness and Other Early Stories: And Other Early Stories Paperback – December 1, 1993

by Anaïs Nin (Author)

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These stories precede all of Nin’s published work to date. In them are many sources of the more mature work that collectors and growing writers can appreciate.

Written when Anaïs Nin was in her twenties and living in Louveciennes, France, these stories contain many elements that will delight her readers: details remembered from childhood, of life in Paris, the cafés, theatres; characters including dancers, artists, writers, women who devote themselves to their work and visions as well as romance, strangers met in the night; themes such as the scruples of lovers, the search for brilliant, imaginative living; the writer’s experimentation with exotic words like “sybaritic” and “violaceous”. In the craft of these stories readers are treated to a deft sense of humor, ironic wit, much conversation as well as ecstatic prose, and surprise endings. Throughout all, the Nin personality shines, a wonderful mixture of feeling and rationality, of vulnerability and strength.

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A collection of short stories from the early career of the expatriate diarist, novelist and critic.

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Anaïs 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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Swallow Press (December 1, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 117 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0804009813
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804009812
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches

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Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) was born in Paris and aspired at an early age to be a writer. An influential artist and thinker, she wrote primarily fiction until 1964, when her last novel, Collages, was published. She wrote The House of Incest, a prose-poem (1936), three novellas collected in The Winter of Artifice (1939), short stories collected in Under a Glass Bell (1944), and a five-volume continuous novel consisting of Ladders to Fire (1946), Children of the Albatross (1947), The Four-Chambered Heart (1950), A Spy in the House of Love (1954), and Seduction of the Minotaur (1961). These novels were collected as Cities of the Interior (1974). She gained commercial and critical success with the publication of the first volume of her diary (1966); to date, fifteen diary volumes have been published. Her most commercially successful books were her erotica published as Delta of Venus (1977) and Little Birds (1979). Today, her books are appearing digitally, most notably with the anthology The Portable Anais Nin (2011).

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Early, “unpublished” stories.

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An easy way to get into Anais Nin, since the stories are short. I read them all at least twice, to see the themes and connections between them. Also fun to compare to her diary from the same time period as when they were written — say, 1927-1931. Also these stories can be read on many levels, from the everyday to the highly symbolic. Nin said, “these stories are for friends” (not critics). If you consider yourself a Nin friend or fan, please read.

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