ANNOTATION

Covers the author's life in Paris during the early 1930s and her friendship with Henry Miller, Otto Rank, and others.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Nin continues her debate on the use of drugs versus the artist's imagination, portrays many famous people in the arts, and recounts her visits to Sweden, the Brussels World's Fair, Paris, and Venice.

FROM THE CRITICS

Robert R. Kirsch

One of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters....with this initial publication, Miss Nin, already assured of a place in contemporary literature, makes this doubly secure. -- Los Angeles Times

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

No other diarist can bring us to the life, experience, the thoughts and emotions with such intensive vividness.  — Kojy Nakaea, Cahier du Livre, Tokyo

Anais Nin's diaries live up to our expectations of them. A thrilling piece of work. Truth, perception, artistry. — Karl Shapiro