Waste of Timelessness and Other Early Stories: And Other Early Stories - Softcover

Nin, Anaïs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804009813 ISBN 13: 9780804009812

Publisher: Swallow Press, 1993

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Reviews

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

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Edition details

• Publisher: Swallow Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804009813
• ISBN 13: 9780804009812
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 117