A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin & Henry Miller, 1932-1953
by Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller, Gunther Stuhlmann (Editor)
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The intimacy between Nin and Miller, first disclosed in Henry and June, is documented further in this impassioned exchange of letters between the two controversial writers. Edited and with an Introduction by Gunther Stuhlmann; Index.Tags
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Nin and Miller's passionate affair is now common knowledge, and this anthology of their letters lay's it even more bare. It's a fascinating window into these two writer's minds; it offers a compelling insight for other writers - just what did make these two literary greats tick? Certainly passion. And how did their love, and major major lust for each other affect their outpouring of work, and their perceptions of themselves as writers?
I came to these letters after my immersion in Henry and June, which details Miller's life with his former wife, and his subsequent affair with Anais Nin. I was armed with enough info and interest to go that extra step and read their letters. The days before email. Many of the inclusions are show more inconsequential, but that's more than made up for by the runs of letters where ideas flail and their craving for one another burns.
Nin kept her affair with Miller a secret from her husband, Hugo, and never published any of her writings that overtly mentioned Miller until after he died. show less
I came to these letters after my immersion in Henry and June, which details Miller's life with his former wife, and his subsequent affair with Anais Nin. I was armed with enough info and interest to go that extra step and read their letters. The days before email. Many of the inclusions are show more inconsequential, but that's more than made up for by the runs of letters where ideas flail and their craving for one another burns.
Nin kept her affair with Miller a secret from her husband, Hugo, and never published any of her writings that overtly mentioned Miller until after he died. show less
A nice peek into the love & lives of Henry Miller & Anais Nin.
Briefe der Leidenschaft 1932-1953 - Das Zeugnis einer einzigartigen literarischen und erotischen Beziehung
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Anaïs Nin 1903-1977 Writer and diarist Anaïs Nin was born February 21, 1903 in Neuilly, France to a Catalan father and a Danish mother. She spent many of her childhood years with her Cuban relatives. Later, she became a naturalized American citizen. Nin is best known for her journals,"The Diary of Anais Nin, Vols. I-VII" and her erotic fiction. show more In fact, Nin was one of the raliest writers of erotica for women. She also wrote the book Henry and June, which was made into a movie of the same name in 1990. In 1973 Anaïs Nin received an honorary doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Art. She was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1974. She died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, on January 14, 1977. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A Literate Passion
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- Anaïs Nin; Henry Miller
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- 1930s; 1940s; 1950s
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- Dostoevsky in Siberia!
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- 818.5209 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American miscellaneous writings in English 20th Century 1900-1945 Biography
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- PS3527 .I865 .Z49 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1900-1960
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