Henry and June: From a Journal of Love: The Unexpurgated Diary (1931-1932) of Anais Nin

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smithjes, February 9, 2009 (view all comments by smithjes)
Love can make you blind, it can also make you self-centered, selfish, and uncontrollable. So is the story of Anais Nin and her number of affairs during 1931-1932. Throughout this diary, Nin is in a constant struggle to understand her feelings toward her husband, her cousin, her lover, and her lover's wife, and she never does get a distinct hold on any of it. The writing is poetic, romantic, and erotically honest without being overly crass. It is quite interesting to listen first hand to a woman's sexual awakening especially in the 1930's; however, it is infuriating to read Nin's disregard for anyone's feelings other than her own. I suppose one can only handle so much personal growth at a time.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780156400572

Author:

Nin, Anais

Publisher:

Harvest Books

Location:

San Diego :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Women

Subject:

20th century

Subject:

Authors, American

Subject:

Diaries

Subject:

Miller, Henry

Subject:

Authors, American -- 20th century -- Diaries.

Subject:

Authors, American -- 20th century.

Subject:

Nin, Anais

Subject:

Biography-Literary

Copyright:

1986

Edition Number:

1st Harvest/HBJ ed.

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series Volume:

1

Publication Date:

October 1990

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

288

Dimensions:

9 x 6 in 0.61 lb