Anais Nin

The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1923–1927

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A revealing look at the life of this “extraordinary and unconventional writer” during the mid-1920s (The New York Times Book Review).
In this volume of her earlier series of personal diaries, Anaïs Nin tells how she exorcised the obsession that threatened her marriage—and nearly drove her to suicide.
“Through sheer nerve, confidence, and will, Nin made of the everyday something magical. This was a gift, indeed, and it’s a fascinating process to witness.” —The Christian Science Monitor
With an editor’s note by Rupert Pole and a preface by Joaquin Nin-Culmell
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479 printed pages
Original publication
2014
Publication year
2014
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    Long before she ever met Antonin Artaud, or even knew of his existence, he had acutely expressed this febrile state of mind in a line of his poem “Extase”: “Recherche épuisante du moi” (exhausting search for self).
    Anaïs was compelled to write because she suffered and because the joy of writing was “so intense, so pure, so all-absorbing and free and all-encompassing, flooding the soul in mystical ecstasy, elevating and sanctifying, infusing beauty in the humblest subjects and a purpose in the most wayward life.” And yet she had little confidence in herself as a writer, apart from her diaries, which she regarded as the most intimate, if not the most complete, of the reflections of her changing self. She reread them, made copies, evaluated their accuracy, and defended them from the

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