The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume Five 1947-1955.

New York, NY Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: Harvest Books, 1975. Paperback First Edition Thus (1975), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. First Edition Thus (1975), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; a price has been neatly and discreetly blocked out at the lower front panel; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.4 x 0.75 inches). ix, 275 pages. Index. Edited and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann. Language: English. Weight: 11 ounces. Trade Paperback. Anais Nin (1903 – 1977) was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of the composer Joaquín Nin and the classically trained singer Rosa Culmell. Nin spent her early years in Spain and Cuba, about sixteen years in Paris (1924–1940), and the remaining half of her life in the United States, where she became an established author. Nin wrote journals prolifically from age eleven until her death. Her journals, many of which were published during her lifetime, detail her private thoughts and personal relationships. Her journals also describe her marriages and numerous affairs, including those with psychoanalyst Otto Rank and writer Henry Miller, both of whom profoundly influenced Nin and her writing. She spent her later life in Los Angeles, California. She was a finalist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1976. This volume details her experiences in Mexico, California, New York, and Paris, her psychoanalysis, and her experiment with LSD. "Through her own struggling and dazzling courage [Nin has] shown women groping with and growing with the world."