Winter of Artifice : A Facsimile of the Original 1939 Paris Edition

by Nin, Anais; Franklin, Benjamin

• ISBN13: 9780977485116
• ISBN10: 0977485110
• Edition: FACSIMILE
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: Sky Blue Pr

Summary

The original, uncensored 1939 edition of Anais Nin's third book and second volume of fiction is republished for the first time anywhere. Not to be confused with other Nin books titled 'Winter of Artifice,' which have dramatically different contents, these novellas that draw on Nin's experiences are occasionally so graphic in detail that the book was, according to Nin, banned in America. The depiction of the love triangle among Hans, Johanna, and the narrator in "Djuna" is precursor of Nin's magnificent 'Henry and June,' the first volume of Nin's unexpurgated diary, the movie version of which was the first film to receive the NC-17 rating. One of the few surviving copies of 'The Winter of Artifice' was used to produce the facsimile.

Author Biography

Anais Nin (1903-1977) was born in France and raised in America after her composer father abandoned the family in 1914. Nin began her famous 'Diary' as a letter intended to lure her father back. Comprised of over 35,000 pages, it eventually was published as 'The Diary of Anais Nin' beginning in 1966, with subsequent volumes appearing until after her death. During her lifetime, in order to express her sexually adventurous life, she wrote novels that were inspired by the events she recorded in her diaries. 4 volumes of Nin's childhood and early adult diaries were published posthumously, as were two volumes of best-selling erotica, and four volumes of her unexpurgated diaries.