Delta of Venus

Anais Nin was partly of Spanish origin, and also of Cuban, French and Danish descent. She was born in Paris and spent her childhood in various parts of Europe. Her father’s abandonment profoundly shocked her and prompted her mother to move her and her two brothers to the United States. Later, Anais Nin returned to Paris with her husband and lived in France from 1924 to 1939. In the 1930s, she underwent analysis by Rene Allendy and subsequently by Otto Rank, with whom she also studied briefly in 1934. She became acquainted with many well-known writers and artists, and wrote a series of novels and stories.

Her first book - a defense of D. H. Lawrence - was published in the 1930s. Her prose poem, House of Incest (1936), was followed by the collection of three novellas, Winter of Artifice (1939). The quality and originality of her work were evident at an early stage but, as is often the case with avant-garde writers, it took time for her to achieve wide recognition. The international publication of her Journals won her new admirers in many parts of the world, particularly among young people and students. Her novels, Ladders to Fire, Children of the Albatross, The Four-Chambered Heart, A Spy in the House of Love and Seduction of th