Selected Anaïs Nin letters, 1932-1946.

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Selected Anaïs Nin letters, 1932-1946.

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This collection contains four letters written in 1932 between Nin and Henry Miller, and letters which begin anew in February 1940 when Miller began his United States tour and continue through 1946. Also included are typescripts of several dream descriptions, some manuscript fragments, and printed matter.

1.00 boxes (.28 cu. ft.)

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7133283

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977

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The complex and diverse prose of Anaïs Nin mirrors her life. She published nonfiction, journals, short stories, novels, and erotica, and worked as a model, a dancer, and a psychoanalyst. Most of her prose was influenced by surrealism, and features an experimental style and psychological themes. The publication of her diaries, begun at the age of eleven as an open letter to her departed father, brought her fame and made her a sought-after lecturer. Her artistic prose, colorful life, and relation...