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Anaïs Nin made her reputation through publication of her edited diaries and the carefully constructed persona they presented.
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) is an iconic literary figure and one of the most notable experimental writers of the twentieth century. As one of the first women to explore female erotica, Nin revealed the inner desires of her characters in a way that made her works a touchstone for later feminist writers. Swallow Press is the premier US publisher of books by and about Nin. Paul Herron is the founder and editor of Sky Blue Press, which publishes the journal A Café in Space and digital editions of the fiction of Anaïs Nin, as well as a new collection of Nin erotica, Auletris. Benjamin Franklin V is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He has published widely in early American literature and edits Literary Criticism in Perspective for Camden House. He is co-author of Anaïs Nin: An Introduction (1979) and is a long-time jazz writer and broadcaster.
“Nin’s diaries still challenge and astonish today because she was
utterly daring.…The unexpurgated diaries illuminate the spectacular
process of self-mythology for a courageous wife, lover, and
artist.…[In Trapeze], striving to reconcile a split existence, Nin
finds herself marking down dissatisfactions with each man’s
shortcomings and tempting fate in thrilling ventures, although she
cannot help but behold both with understanding, compassion, and
love. Trapezeoffers Nin’s solution to such a dilemma: embrace
ambivalence. Choose everything, choose both, choose between, and
choose all.”
*World Literature Today*
“Trapeze gives us the iconic writer leading a teetering,
emotionally jet-fueled existence, torn between her attachment to
her husband of decades and her passion for a much younger lover.
The intense, intimate portrait of the woman behind the mysterious
Nin legend—and all the hunger and charm and deception that
comprised this high-wire act of a life—makes addictive reading
indeed.”
“Anaïs Nin’s emotional, erotic circus was not only a trapeze, but
also a high-wire act. This carefully edited presentation of
previously unpublished material underscores her insatiable search
for impossibly perfect life partners. As has long been established,
the most memorable character in Nin’s writing is Nin herself.”
“Trapeze gives us Anaïs Nin at her best—the Nin who probes various
facets of love and tries to capture the intricacies of her
relationships, who can be ruthlessly critical of others, but who
also exposes her own vulnerabilities.”
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