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An extraordinarily rich and exotic collection from the mistress of erotic writing
In Delta of Venus, Anais Nin pens a lush, magical world where the characters of her imagination possess the most universal of desires and exceptional of talents. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru.
Review
"A joyous display of the erotic imagination." The New York Times Book Review
Review
PRAISE FOR DELTA OF VENUS
"A joyous display of the erotic imagination."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Inventive, sophisticated . . . highly elegant naughtiness."-Cosmopolitan
Synopsis
From influential feminist artist and essayist Anais Nin, Delta of Venus is one of the most important works of modern female erotica and "a joyous display of the erotic imagination" (The New York Times Book Review).
In this story collection, Anais Nin pens a lush, magical world where the characters possess the most universal of desires and exceptional of talents.
Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru. This is an extraordinarily rich and exotic collection from a master of erotic writing.
"Inventive, sophisticated . . . highly elegant naughtiness."--Cosmopolitan
Synopsis
"Inventive, sophisticated...highly elegant naughtiness." Cosmopolitan
Synopsis
In
Delta of Venus Anais Nin penned a lush, magical world where the characters of her imagination possess the most universal of desires and exceptional of talents. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru. This is an extraordinarily rich and exotic collection from the master of erotic writing.
About the Author
Anais Nin was the author of novels, short stories, critical studies, a collection of essays, two volumes of erotica, and nine published volumes of her Diary. Born in Paris in 1903 of parents who were musicians, she aspired at an early age to be a writer. She achieved international fame with the first publication of her diary in 1966 and was in wide demand as a lecturer until illness forced her into retirement. She died in Los Angeles in January 1977.
Table of Contents
Contents
PREFACE
The Hungarian Adventurer
Mathilde
The Boarding School
The Ring
Mallorca
Artists and Models
Lilith
Marianne
The Veiled Woman
Elena
The Basque and Bijou
Pierre
Manuel
Linda
Marcel 6