ANAIS (ah-NAY-us)
French
author and diarist Related crosswordese: NIN Common
clues:
Diarist
Nin; “Henry & June” character; First name in
diaries; “Delta of Venus” author Nin; First name in
erotica; Writer Nin; Novelist Nin Crossword
puzzle frequency:
4 times a year Video: Anais
Nin and Henry Miller
Each
friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they
arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
~
Anaïs Nin
Anaïs
Nin (February 21, 1903 - January 14, 1977) was a French author
who became famous for her self-published diaries, which span a
period of forty years, beginning when she was twelve years old.
Born
in Neuilly, France, after her parents separated, her mother moved
to New York City with her and her two brothers. While still a
teenager, Nin abandoned formal schooling and began working as a
model. In 1923, she married Hugh Parker Guiler and the following
year they moved to Paris, France where Guiler pursued his banking
career and Nin began to pursue her interest in writing, working
with people such as D.H. Lawrence.
She
is also appreciated for her erotica. She was the first woman to
really explore the realm. Before her, erotica written by women
was virtually (vide,
e.g. Kate
Chopin) unheard of.
Nin
was a friend of many leading literary figures, including Henry
Miller, Edmund Wilson, Gore Vidal, James Agee, and Lawrence
Durrell.
Her
passionate love affair and friendship with the American author
Henry Miller strongly influenced both the woman and the author.
In 1990 Philip Kaufman made a film based on her novel Henry &
June from The Journal of Love - The unexpurgated Diary of Anais
Nin 1931-1932.
In
1973 she received an honorary doctorate from Philadelphia College
of Art. She was elected to the National Institute of Arts and
Letters in 1974. She died of cancer in Los Angeles, California on
January 14, 1977, her body was cremated, and her ashes were
scattered over Santa Monica Bay.
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