Anaïs Nin (February 21, 1903 - January 14, 1977) was a French author who became famous for her self-published diaries, which span a period of forty years, beginning when she was twelve years old. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... A diary is a book for writing discrete entries arranged by date. ...

Born in Neuilly, France, after her parents separated, her mother moved to New York City with her and her two brothers. While still a teenager, Nin abandoned formal schooling and began working as a model. In 1923, she married Hugh Parker Guiler and the following year they moved to Paris, France where Guiler pursued his banking career and Nin began to pursue her interest in writing, working with people such as D.H. Lawrence. There are many places named Neuilly in France: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Model may refer to more than one thing : For models in society, art, fashion, and cosmetics, see; role model model (person) supermodel figure drawing modeling section In science and technology, a model (abstract) is understood as an abstract or theoretical representation of a phenomenon,see; geologic modeling model (economics) model... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ...

She is also appreciated for her erotica. She was the first woman to really explore the realm. Before her, erotica written by women was virtually (vide, e.g. Kate Chopin) unheard of. Nin wrote the stories in Delta of Venus for a dollar a page in the 1940s. Her writing, scandalously explicit for the time, put particular emphasis on female bisexuality, a sexual orientation that Nin was fairly open about. Erotica, from the Greek eros, love, are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions. ... Katherine OFlaherty (1850 or 1851 – August 22, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the V1 flying bomb and the first ballistic missile, the... Bisexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love and sexual desire for both males and females. ... Sexual orientation is the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and feelings, the gender(s) one is primarily oriented towards. ...

Nin was a friend of many leading literary figures, including Henry Miller, Edmund Wilson, Gore Vidal, Djuna Barnes, James Agee, and Lawrence Durrell. Henry Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980, New York City), was an American novelist, whose novel Tropic of Cancer led to a series of controversial obscenity trials in the United States —testing the pornography laws of the time. ... Edmund Wilson (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, noted chiefly for his literary criticism. ... Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Eugene Luther Vidal, better known as Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925), is a well-known American man of letters, a writer of novels, plays and essays, and a leading public figure for over fifty years. ... A 1914 self-portrait by Djuna Barnes Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 - June 18, 1982) played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing by women and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s bohemian Paris. ... James Agee (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was a United States novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film critic. ... Lawrence Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7, 1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. ...

Her passionate love affair and friendship with Miller (and his wife, June) strongly influenced both the woman and the author. In 1990 Philip Kaufman made a film based on her novel Henry & June from The Journal of Love - The unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin 1931-1932, starring Maria De Medeiros as Nin, Fred Ward as Henry Miller, and Uma Thurman as June. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip Kaufman is a film director and screenwriter. ... Ward in Miami Blues (1990) Fred Ward (December 30, 1942) is an American actor born in San Diego, California. ... Uma Thurman Uma Karuna Thurman (born Wednesday, April 29, 1970), is an American film actress. ...

In 1973 she received an honorary doctorate from Philadelphia College of Art. She was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1974. She died of cancer in Los Angeles, California on January 14, 1977, her body was cremated, and her ashes were scattered over Santa Monica Bay. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ... Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ... Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California. ...

List of works

• D.H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study
• Collages
• Winter of Artifice
• Under a Glass Bell
• House of Incest
• Delta of Venus
• Little Birds
• Cities of the Interior, in five volumes:
  • Ladders to Fire
  • Children of the Albatross
  • The Four-Chambered Heart
  • A Spy in the House of Love
  • Seduction of the Minotaur
• The Diary of Anaïs Nin 7 volumes
• The Novel of the Future
• Henry and June
• Incest
• Fire
• Nearer the Moon

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References

• Bair, Deirdre: Anais Nin: A Biography. New York: Putnam 1995. ISBN 0-399-13988-5

External links

• The Anaïs Nin Homepage (http://www.anais-nin.de/)
• Delta of Venus (http://www.geocities.com/arsenio_grilo/a_nin_1.html)
• Little Birds (http://www.geocities.com/arsenio_grilo/little_birds_1.html)
• Anaïs Nin (http://www.oldkewgardens.com/ss-2-homes-0125.html)
• Portraits of Anaïs Nin (http://www.writersmugs.com/zoomin/189/Anais_Nin.html)