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Anaïs Nin

Portrait taken in New York City in the 1970s
Born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
February 21, 1903
Neuilly, France
Died January 14, 1977
Occupation author
Nationality Spanish-French
Genres journals
Spouse(s) Hugh Parker Guiler, Rupert Pole
Domestic partner(s) Henry Miller
Relative(s) Joaquin Nin (father), Joaquin Nin-Culmell (brother)
Influences

Anaïs Nin IPA: [ana'iːs nin] (born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell) (February 21, 1903 - January 14, 1977) was a Cuban-French author who became famous for her published journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Neuilly-sur-Seine (nœji syʀ sɛn in French) is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Hugh Parker Guiler ( 15 February 1898, Boston - 7 January 1985, New York City) also known as Ian Hugo was Rupert Pole ( February 18, 1919 — July 15, 2006) was a husband of Anaïs Nin, and her Literary executor. A domestic partnership is a legal or Personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by a traditional Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. Joaquín Nin ( September 29 1879 &ndash October 24 1949) was a Cuban Pianist and Composer. Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell ( 5 September 1908, Berlin - 14 January 2004, Berkeley California Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (maʁsɛl pʁust (10 July 1871 &ndash 18 November 1922 was a French Novelist Essayist and Critic Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (French pɔl valeˈʁi October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French Poet "Rimbaud" redirects here For other uses see Rimbaud (disambiguation Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (ræm'boʊ or in French aʁtyʁ Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A journal (through French from late Latin diurnalis, daily has several related meanings a daily record of events or business a private Nin is also famous for her erotica. Erotica (from the Greek Eros —"desire" or "curiosa" works of art including literature, photography film sculpture

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Early life

Anaïs Nin was born in Neuilly, France, to two artistic parents. Neuilly-sur-Seine (nœji syʀ sɛn in French) is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Her father, Joaquin Nin, was a Cuban[1][2] pianist and composer, and her mother Rosa Culmell[3] was also Cuban,[4] but of French and Danish ancestry and was a classically trained singer. Joaquín Nin ( September 29 1879 &ndash October 24 1949) was a Cuban Pianist and Composer. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Her paternal great-grandfather fled France during the Revolution, going first to Haiti, then New Orleans, and finally to Cuba where he helped build that country's first railroad. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana [5] After her parents separated, her mother moved Anaïs and her two brothers, Thorvald Nin and Joaquin Nin-Culmell from Barcelona to New York City. Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell ( 5 September 1908, Berlin - 14 January 2004, Berkeley California The City of New York According to her diaries, Volume One, 1931 - 1934, Nin abandoned formal schooling at the age of 16 and began working as a model. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising.

On 3 March 1923, in Havana, Cuba, she married her first husband, Hugh Parker Guiler (1898-1985), a banker and artist, later known as "Ian Hugo" when he became a filmmaker of experimental films in the late 1940s. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading Hugh Parker Guiler ( 15 February 1898, Boston - 7 January 1985, New York City) also known as Ian Hugo was This article is on the variety of film For information on the They Might Be Giants song see " Experimental Film (song " The couple moved to Paris the following year, where Guiler pursued his banking career and Nin began to pursue her interest in writing. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money Her first published work was a critical evaluation of D. H. Lawrence called D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study. David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short She also explored the field of psychotherapy, studying under the likes of Otto Rank, a disciple of Sigmund Freud. Psychotherapy is an Interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living Otto Rank ( April 22, 1884 – October 31, 1939) was an Austrian Psychoanalyst, writer teacher and therapist Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded

Personal life

According to her diaries,Volume One, 1931 - 1934, Nin shared a Bohemian lifestyle with Henry Miller during her time in Paris. Bohemians are the people of Bohemia, in the Czech Republic, inhabitants of the former Kingdom of Bohemia located in the modern day Czech Republic Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. There is no mention of her husband in that edited edition. In 1939, Nin and Hugh Parker Guiler moved back to New York City. The City of New York Nin appeared in the Kenneth Anger film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954) as Astarte, the Maya Deren film Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946), and in Bells of Atlantis (1952), a film directed by Guiler under the name "Ian Hugo" with a soundtrack of electronic music by Louis and Bebe Barron. Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is a short 38 minute Film by Kenneth Anger, author of the Hollywood Babylon books Astarte (from Greek Ἀστάρτη ( Astártē) is the name of a Goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions cognate in name origin Maya Deren ( April 29, 1917, Kiev – October 13, 1961, New York City) born Eleanora Derenkowsky, was an Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Louis ( 23 April, 1920, Minneapolis &ndash 1 November, 1989, Los Angeles) and Bebe Barron ( 16 June

In 1947, at the age of 44, she met and began living with Rupert Pole (1919-2006), sixteen years her junior. Rupert Pole ( February 18, 1919 — July 15, 2006) was a husband of Anaïs Nin, and her Literary executor. On 17 March 1955, she married him at Quartzsite, Arizona, returning with Pole to live in California. Quartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. [6] Guiler remained in New York City and was unaware of Nin's second marriage until after her death in 1977.

After Guiler's death in 1985, the unexpurgated versions of her journals were commissioned by Pole. [7]

Nin often cited authors Djuna Barnes and D. Djuna Barnes (12 June 1892 &ndash 18 June 1982 was an American Writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language H. Lawrence as inspirations. She states in Volume One of her diaries that she and Henry Miller drew inspiration from Marcel Proust, André Gide, Jean Cocteau, Paul Valéry, and Arthur Rimbaud. Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (maʁsɛl pʁust (10 July 1871 &ndash 18 November 1922 was a French Novelist Essayist and Critic Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (French pɔl valeˈʁi October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French Poet "Rimbaud" redirects here For other uses see Rimbaud (disambiguation Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (ræm'boʊ or in French aʁtyʁ

Journals

Anaïs Nin is perhaps best remembered as a diarist. For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Her journals, which span several decades, provide a deeply explorative insight into her personal life and relationships. Nin was acquainted, often quite intimately, with a number of prominent authors, artists, psychoanalysts, and other figures, and wrote of them often. Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior Moreover, as a female author describing a primarily masculine constellation of celebrities, Nin's journals have acquired importance as a counterbalancing perspective.

Erotic writings

Nin is hailed by many critics as one of the finest writers of female erotica. She was one of the first women to really explore the realm of erotic writing, and certainly the first prominent woman in modern Europe to write erotica. Before her, erotica written by women was rare, with a few notable exception such as the work of Kate Chopin. Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American Author

According to Volume I of her diaries, 1931-1934, published in 1966 (Stuhlmann), Nin first came across erotica when her mother and two brothers returned to Paris in her late teens. They rented the apartment of an American man who was going away for the summer, and Nin came across a number of French paperbacks: "One by one, I read these books, which were completely new to me. I had never read erotic literature in America… They overwhelmed me. I was innocent before I read them, but by the time I had read them all, there was nothing I did not know about sexual exploits… I had my degree in erotic lore. "

Faced with a desperate need for money, Nin and Miller began in the 1940s to write erotic and pornographic narratives for an anonymous "collector" for a dollar a page, somewhat as a joke. [8] Nin considered the characters in her erotica to be extreme caricatures and never intended the work to be published, but changed her mind in the early 1970s and allowed them to be published as Delta of Venus and Little Birds. Delta of Venus is a book by Anaïs Nin. It was first published in 1978. Little Birds is Anaïs Nin 's second published work of Erotica, which first appeared in 1979 two years after her death

Nin was a friend, and in some cases lover, of many leading literary figures, including Henry Miller, Antonin Artaud, Edmund Wilson, Gore Vidal, James Agee, and Lawrence Durrell. Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud ( September 4, 1896, in Marseille – March 4, 1948 in Edmund Wilson ( May 8, 1895 &ndash June 12 1972) was an American Writer and Gore Vidal (born October 3 1925 ˌgɔər vɪˈdɑːl or /vɪˈdæl/ is an American Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright, James Rufus Agee (November 27 1909 &ndash May 16 1955 was an American Novelist, Journalist, Poet Lawrence George Durrell ( February 27, 1912 &ndash November 7, 1990) was an expatriate British Novelist, Poet, Her passionate love affair and friendship with Miller strongly influenced her both as a woman and an author. This relationship is mentioned by Jewel in "Morning Song," from album Pieces of You. An apocryphal rumor abounds that Nin was bisexual, promulgated by the Philip Kaufman film Henry & June. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. Henry & June is a 1990 Film. It was directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, Although this rumor is widely believed to be false, Nin's journals leave many questions about her relationship with Henry Miller's wife, June. In her unexpurgated journals, she wrote that she had an incestuous relationship with her father, and refers to experiments with bisexuality, and sexual relationships and experiences with women. Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo.

Later life and legacy

In 1973 she received an honorary doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Art. A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement The University of the Arts (UArts is one of the nation’s oldest universities dedicated to the arts She was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1974. The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 250-member organization whose goal is to "foster assist and sustain excellence" in American Literature, She died in Los Angeles, California on January 14, 1977; her body was cremated, and her ashes were scattered over Santa Monica Bay. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, United States. Rupert Pole was named Nin's literary executor, and he arranged to have new unexpurgated editions of Nin's books and diaries published between 1985 and his death in 2006.

In 1990 Philip Kaufman directed the film Henry & June based on Nin's novel Henry and June from The Journal of Love – The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-1932. Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. Henry & June is a 1990 Film. It was directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, Henry and June From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (full title Henry and June From A Journal of Love the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1931-1932) is a 1986 She was portrayed in the film by Maria de Medeiros. Maria de Medeiros, DamSE (mɐˈɾiɐ dɨ mɨˈdɐiɾuʃ complete name Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida) (born August 19

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Notes

  1. ^ "Her Cuban father was a celebrated pianist and composer"
  2. ^ "Joaquin Nin, a prominent Cuban pianist and composer"
  3. ^ Anaïs Nin
  4. ^ http://www.morbidoutlook.com/nonfiction/articles/2001_03_anaisnin.html"
  5. ^ Diaries, Volume 1, 1931-1934
  6. ^ Bair biography, 1995 and IMDB. Collages, published in 1964 was Anaïs Nin 's last published novel (excluding her erotica Winter of Artifice, published in 1939 is Anaïs Nin 's second published book containing subsequently alternating novelettes Under a Glass Bell, originally published in 1944 was the first book by Anaïs Nin to gain attention from the literary establishment House of Incest is a slim volume of 72 pages written by Anaïs Nin. Delta of Venus is a book by Anaïs Nin. It was first published in 1978. Little Birds is Anaïs Nin 's second published work of Erotica, which first appeared in 1979 two years after her death Cities of the Interior is a novel sequence published in one volume containing the five books of Anaïs Nin 's "continuous novel" Ladders to Fire The Four-Chambered Heart is a 1950 Autobiographical novel by French -born writer Anaïs Nin. A Spy in the House of Love is a 1954 novel by Anaïs Nin. The book is a fascinating journey into the mind of Sabina who is assumed by many to be a fictionalized The Diary of Anaïs Nin is the published version of Anaïs Nin 's own private Manuscript diary which she began at age 11 in 1914 during a trip from Europe to Henry and June From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (full title Henry and June From A Journal of Love the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1931-1932) is a 1986 Incest From a Journal of Love The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1932-1934 is a 1992 non-fiction book by Anaïs Nin.
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ DELTA OF VENUS, by Anaïs Nin

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Deirdre Bair is an American biographer who has gained acclaim for her biographies of Samuel Beckett, Anaïs Nin, Simone de Beauvoir and Anaïs Nin A Biography is Deirdre Bair 's award-winning biography of writer Anaïs Nin. G P Putnam's Sons was a major United States Book publisher based in New York City, New York. This is a list of the most notable Cuban American writers. Iván Acosta, playwright works include El Super (movie version 1979 and Un
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