Nin, Anaïs 1903-1977
Overview
| Works: | 1,481 works in 4,768 publications in 18 languages and 68,061 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Diaries Erotic fiction Autobiographies Autobiographical fiction Records and correspondence Biographies Literature Short stories Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Roles: | Author, Actor, Author of introduction, Dedicatee, Creator, Interviewee, Other, Performer, Bibliographic antecedent, Translator, Lyricist, Honoree, wpr, Commentator, Costume designer, Contributor, Editor, Illustrator, Correspondent |
| Classifications: | PS3527.I865, 813.52 |
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Most widely held works about
Anaïs Nin
- The diary of Anaïs Nin by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Anaïs Nin's narratives by Anne T Salvatore( )
- The making of a counter-culture icon : Henry Miller's Dostoevsky by Maria R Bloshteyn( )
- Anaïs Nin : a biography by Deirdre Bair( Book )
- Mirages : the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin 1939-1947 by Anaïs Nin( )
- Anaïs Nin by Bettina Liebowitz Knapp( Book )
- Anaïs Nin by Nancy Scholar( Book )
- Henry and June : from the unexpurgated diary of Anaïs Nin by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- The early diary of Anaïs Nin by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- A woman speaks : the lectures, seminars, and interviews of Anaïs Nin by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Anaïs Nin reader by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Anaïs : the erotic life of Anaïs Nin by Noel Riley Fitch( Book )
- In favor of the sensitive man, and other essays by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Anaïs Nin by Oliver Evans( Book )
- A literate passion : letters of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller, 1932-1953 by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Incest : from A journal of love : the unexpurgated diary of Anaïs Nin, 1932-1934 by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Anaïs Nin : an introduction by Benjamin Franklin( Book )
- Fire : from "A journal of love" : the unexpurgated diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934-1937 by Anaïs Nin( Book )
- Sunday after the war by Henry Miller( Book )
- Writing an icon : celebrity culture and the invention of Anaïs Nin by Anita Jarczok( )
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Most widely held works by
Anaïs Nin
Tropic of Cancer by
Henry Miller(
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58 editions published between 1934 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 3,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A stream-of-consciousness story of a poverty-stricken young American, living in Paris
58 editions published between 1934 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 3,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A stream-of-consciousness story of a poverty-stricken young American, living in Paris
Delta of Venus : erotica by
Anaïs Nin(
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65 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 1,665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru
65 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 1,665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru
A spy in the house of love by
Anaïs Nin(
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122 editions published between 1954 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 1,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sabina struggles to cope with her feelings of guilt as she loses herself in a series of different men
122 editions published between 1954 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 1,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sabina struggles to cope with her feelings of guilt as she loses herself in a series of different men
Under a glass bell and other stories by
Anaïs Nin(
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82 editions published between 1947 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although Under a Glass Bell is now considered one of Anaïs Nin's finest collections of stories, it was initially deemed unpublishable. Refusing to give up on her vision, in 1944 Nin founded her own press and brought out the first edition, illustrated with striking black-and-white engravings by her husband, Hugh Guiler. Shortly thereafter, it caught the attention of literary critic Edmund Wilson, who reviewed the collection in the New Yorker. The first printing sold out in three weeks. This new Swallow Press edition includes an introduction by noted modernist scholar Elizabeth Podnieks, as well as editor Gunther Stuhlmann's erudite but controversial foreword to the 1995 edition. Together, they place the collection in its historical context and sort out the individuals and events recorded in the diary that served as its inspiration. The new Swallow Press edition also restores the thirteen stories to the order Nin specified for the first commercial edition in 1948
82 editions published between 1947 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although Under a Glass Bell is now considered one of Anaïs Nin's finest collections of stories, it was initially deemed unpublishable. Refusing to give up on her vision, in 1944 Nin founded her own press and brought out the first edition, illustrated with striking black-and-white engravings by her husband, Hugh Guiler. Shortly thereafter, it caught the attention of literary critic Edmund Wilson, who reviewed the collection in the New Yorker. The first printing sold out in three weeks. This new Swallow Press edition includes an introduction by noted modernist scholar Elizabeth Podnieks, as well as editor Gunther Stuhlmann's erudite but controversial foreword to the 1995 edition. Together, they place the collection in its historical context and sort out the individuals and events recorded in the diary that served as its inspiration. The new Swallow Press edition also restores the thirteen stories to the order Nin specified for the first commercial edition in 1948
Little birds : erotica by
Anaïs Nin(
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63 editions published between 1979 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirteen explorations of sexual variants feature rivals for the same lover, husbands with exotic tastes and frustrated wives, a celebrated prostitute, a sixteen-year-old waif striving to surpass her mother, and other adventurers
63 editions published between 1979 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirteen explorations of sexual variants feature rivals for the same lover, husbands with exotic tastes and frustrated wives, a celebrated prostitute, a sixteen-year-old waif striving to surpass her mother, and other adventurers
The novel of the future by
Anaïs Nin(
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44 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in English and French and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In The Novel of the Future, Anaïs Nin explores the act of creation--in literature, film, art, and dance--to arrive at a new synthesis for the young artist struggling against the sterility, formlessness, and spiritual bankruptcy afflicting much of modern fiction. Identifying those trends which she finds most destructive in modern fiction (reportage, the substitution of violence for emotion, and the growing cults of ugliness, toughness, and caricature), Nin offers, instead, an argument for and synthesis of the poetic novel. Drawing upon such related arts as filmmaking, painting, and dance, Nin discusses her own efforts in this genre as well as the development of such writers as D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Marguerite Young, and Djuna Barnes. In chapters devoted to the pursuit of the hidden self, the genesis of fiction, and the relationship between the diary and fiction, she addresses the materials, techniques, and nourishment of the arts, and the functions of art itself"--
44 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in English and French and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In The Novel of the Future, Anaïs Nin explores the act of creation--in literature, film, art, and dance--to arrive at a new synthesis for the young artist struggling against the sterility, formlessness, and spiritual bankruptcy afflicting much of modern fiction. Identifying those trends which she finds most destructive in modern fiction (reportage, the substitution of violence for emotion, and the growing cults of ugliness, toughness, and caricature), Nin offers, instead, an argument for and synthesis of the poetic novel. Drawing upon such related arts as filmmaking, painting, and dance, Nin discusses her own efforts in this genre as well as the development of such writers as D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Marguerite Young, and Djuna Barnes. In chapters devoted to the pursuit of the hidden self, the genesis of fiction, and the relationship between the diary and fiction, she addresses the materials, techniques, and nourishment of the arts, and the functions of art itself"--
Cities of the interior by
Anaïs Nin(
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45 editions published between 1959 and 2013 in English and French and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"My original concept was Roman Fleuve, a series of novels on various aspects of relationships, portraying four women in a continuous symphony of experience". -- Anais Nin, from the introduction to the British edition of Ladders to Fire
45 editions published between 1959 and 2013 in English and French and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"My original concept was Roman Fleuve, a series of novels on various aspects of relationships, portraying four women in a continuous symphony of experience". -- Anais Nin, from the introduction to the British edition of Ladders to Fire
D.H. Lawrence : an unprofessional study by
Anaïs Nin(
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41 editions published between 1932 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
41 editions published between 1932 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collages, a novel by
Anaïs Nin(
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50 editions published between 1964 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,011 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collages explores a world of fantasy and dreams through an eccentric young painter
50 editions published between 1964 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,011 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collages explores a world of fantasy and dreams through an eccentric young painter
Letters to Anaïs Nin by
Henry Miller(
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17 editions published between 1965 and 1988 in English and held by 999 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected personal letters to a friend and confidante written over a period of fifteen years, from 1931 to 1946
17 editions published between 1965 and 1988 in English and held by 999 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected personal letters to a friend and confidante written over a period of fifteen years, from 1931 to 1946
The four-chambered heart by
Anaïs Nin(
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53 editions published between 1950 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Djuna, a young dancer, falls into an affair with Rango, a married gypsy musician. They rent a houseboat together on the Seine. Rango's invalid wife and the houseboat watchman thwart the lovers' search for happiness
53 editions published between 1950 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Djuna, a young dancer, falls into an affair with Rango, a married gypsy musician. They rent a houseboat together on the Seine. Rango's invalid wife and the houseboat watchman thwart the lovers' search for happiness
Children of the albatross by
Anaïs Nin(
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40 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Back Cover: Djuna is a woman of forty with an unexplained fortune. A former ballet dancer, her only friends are associates from that world, men who tend to attract her by their least mature qualities. So when she meets seventeen-year-old Paul, she is stirred to her depths. Paul is in flight from his father, and she, for reasons buried in her past, needs the opposition of a father figure to sharpen her own desire. Set against the cafe life of Montmartre, Children of the Albatross remains one of Nin's most poignant works, which delicately captures the nuances and half-dreamed sensations of adolescent love
40 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Back Cover: Djuna is a woman of forty with an unexplained fortune. A former ballet dancer, her only friends are associates from that world, men who tend to attract her by their least mature qualities. So when she meets seventeen-year-old Paul, she is stirred to her depths. Paul is in flight from his father, and she, for reasons buried in her past, needs the opposition of a father figure to sharpen her own desire. Set against the cafe life of Montmartre, Children of the Albatross remains one of Nin's most poignant works, which delicately captures the nuances and half-dreamed sensations of adolescent love
Ladders to fire by
Anaïs Nin(
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39 editions published between 1946 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ladders to Fire is the first volume of Nin's celebrated series of novels called Cities of the Interior
39 editions published between 1946 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ladders to Fire is the first volume of Nin's celebrated series of novels called Cities of the Interior
Seduction of the minotaur by
Anaïs Nin(
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48 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Seduction of the Minotaur is the fifth and final volume of Anaïs Nin's continuous novel known as Cities of the Interior. First published by Swallow Press in 1961, the story follows the travels of the protagonist Lillian through the tropics to a Mexican city loosely based on Acapulco, which Nin herself visited in 1947 and described in the fifth volume of her Diary. As Lillian seeks the warmth and sensuality of this lush and intriguing city, she travels inward as well, learning that to free herself she must free the "monster" that has been confined in a labyrinth of her subconscious. This new Swallow Press edition includes an introduction by Anita Jarczok"--
48 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Seduction of the Minotaur is the fifth and final volume of Anaïs Nin's continuous novel known as Cities of the Interior. First published by Swallow Press in 1961, the story follows the travels of the protagonist Lillian through the tropics to a Mexican city loosely based on Acapulco, which Nin herself visited in 1947 and described in the fifth volume of her Diary. As Lillian seeks the warmth and sensuality of this lush and intriguing city, she travels inward as well, learning that to free herself she must free the "monster" that has been confined in a labyrinth of her subconscious. This new Swallow Press edition includes an introduction by Anita Jarczok"--
House of incest by
Anaïs Nin(
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49 editions published between 1915 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The genesis of House of Incest was in the dream. The keeping of dreams was an important part of that exploration of the unconscious. But I discovered dreams in themselves, isolated, were not always interesting. Very few of them had the complete imagery and tension to arouse others' interest. They were fragmented. The surrealists delighted in the image themselves. This was satisfying to the painters and to the film-makers. But to the novelist concerned with human character dramas, they seemed ephemeral and vaporous. They had to be connected with life. It was psychoanalysis which revealed to me the constant interaction of dream and action. It was a phrase of Jung's which inspired me to write House of Incest. He said: "Proceed from the dream outward." In other words, it was essentially a matter of precedence. To capture the drama of the unconscious, one had to start with the key, and the key was the dream. But the novelist's task was to pursue this dream, to unravel its meaning; the goal was to reach the relation of dream to life; the suspense was in finding this which led to a deeper significance of our acts. Originally published in 1936, House of Incest is Anais Nin's first work of fiction. The novel is a surrealistic look within the narrator's subconscious mind as she attempts to escape from a dream in which she is trapped, or in Nin's words, as she attempts to escape from "the woman's season in hell." In the documentary Anais Observed, Nin says House of Incest was based on dreams she'd had for more than a year. Nin's usage of the word incest in this case is metaphorical, not literal. In this book the word incest describes a selfish love where one can appreciate in another only that which is similar to oneself. One is then only loving oneself, shunning all differences. --summary taken from Amazon.com®
49 editions published between 1915 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The genesis of House of Incest was in the dream. The keeping of dreams was an important part of that exploration of the unconscious. But I discovered dreams in themselves, isolated, were not always interesting. Very few of them had the complete imagery and tension to arouse others' interest. They were fragmented. The surrealists delighted in the image themselves. This was satisfying to the painters and to the film-makers. But to the novelist concerned with human character dramas, they seemed ephemeral and vaporous. They had to be connected with life. It was psychoanalysis which revealed to me the constant interaction of dream and action. It was a phrase of Jung's which inspired me to write House of Incest. He said: "Proceed from the dream outward." In other words, it was essentially a matter of precedence. To capture the drama of the unconscious, one had to start with the key, and the key was the dream. But the novelist's task was to pursue this dream, to unravel its meaning; the goal was to reach the relation of dream to life; the suspense was in finding this which led to a deeper significance of our acts. Originally published in 1936, House of Incest is Anais Nin's first work of fiction. The novel is a surrealistic look within the narrator's subconscious mind as she attempts to escape from a dream in which she is trapped, or in Nin's words, as she attempts to escape from "the woman's season in hell." In the documentary Anais Observed, Nin says House of Incest was based on dreams she'd had for more than a year. Nin's usage of the word incest in this case is metaphorical, not literal. In this book the word incest describes a selfish love where one can appreciate in another only that which is similar to oneself. One is then only loving oneself, shunning all differences. --summary taken from Amazon.com®
Winter of artifice; three novelettes by
Anaïs Nin(
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28 editions published between 1942 and 2016 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stella ; -- The Voice
28 editions published between 1942 and 2016 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stella ; -- The Voice
Waste of timelessness, and other early stories by
Anaïs Nin(
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15 editions published between 1977 and 2017 in English and held by 690 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Overview: Written when Anais Nin was in her twenties and living in Louveciennes, France, these stories contain many elements that will delight her readers: details remembered from childhood, of life in Paris, the cafes, theatres; characters including dancers, artists, writers, women who devote themselves to their work and visions as well as romance, strangers met in the night; themes such as the scruples of lovers, the search for brilliant, imaginative living; the writer's experimentation with exotic words like "sybaritic" and "violaceous". In the craft of these stories readers are treated to a deft sense of humor, ironic wit, much conversation as well as ecstatic prose, and surprise endings. Throughout all, the Nin personality shines, a wonderful mixture of feeling and rationality, of vulnerability and strength
15 editions published between 1977 and 2017 in English and held by 690 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Overview: Written when Anais Nin was in her twenties and living in Louveciennes, France, these stories contain many elements that will delight her readers: details remembered from childhood, of life in Paris, the cafes, theatres; characters including dancers, artists, writers, women who devote themselves to their work and visions as well as romance, strangers met in the night; themes such as the scruples of lovers, the search for brilliant, imaginative living; the writer's experimentation with exotic words like "sybaritic" and "violaceous". In the craft of these stories readers are treated to a deft sense of humor, ironic wit, much conversation as well as ecstatic prose, and surprise endings. Throughout all, the Nin personality shines, a wonderful mixture of feeling and rationality, of vulnerability and strength
Delta of Venus by
Anaïs Nin(
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196 editions published between 1969 and 2015 in 13 languages and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Delta of Venus, Anais Nin conjures up a glittering cascade of sexual encounters. Creating her own 'language of the senses', she explores an area that was previously the domain of male writers and brings to it her own unique perceptions. Her vibrant and impassioned prose evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning
196 editions published between 1969 and 2015 in 13 languages and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Delta of Venus, Anais Nin conjures up a glittering cascade of sexual encounters. Creating her own 'language of the senses', she explores an area that was previously the domain of male writers and brings to it her own unique perceptions. Her vibrant and impassioned prose evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning
Maya Deren : experimental films by
Maya Deren(
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7 editions published between 1943 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 short films by surrealist Russian-American filmmaker Maya Deren, the "Mother of the trance film", that evoke and exemplify the American avant-garde film movement of the 1940s and 1950s, studying identity, movement, and freedom
7 editions published between 1943 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 short films by surrealist Russian-American filmmaker Maya Deren, the "Mother of the trance film", that evoke and exemplify the American avant-garde film movement of the 1940s and 1950s, studying identity, movement, and freedom
Rising tides : 20th century American women poets by
Laura Chester(
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2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of the female voice in America, this anthology includes the work of 70 women poets ranging from established names to the lesser-known. Rising out of the same growing conciousness that spawned the Women's Liberation Movement, this book is a feminist statement in the largest sense: it expresses a belief in the full humanity of woman and her right to define herself
2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of the female voice in America, this anthology includes the work of 70 women poets ranging from established names to the lesser-known. Rising out of the same growing conciousness that spawned the Women's Liberation Movement, this book is a feminist statement in the largest sense: it expresses a belief in the full humanity of woman and her right to define herself
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Related Identities
- Miller, Henry 1891-1980 Correspondent Author Creator
- Stuhlmann, Gunther Other Translator Author of introduction Annotator Director Author Editor Creator Collector
- Shapiro, Karl 1913-2000 Author of introduction
- Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885-1930 Author
- Hinz, Evelyn J. Author of introduction Author Editor
- Franklin, Benjamin 1939- Author of introduction Author Editor
- Durrell, Lawrence Correspondent Author
- Salvatore, Anne T. 1941- Editor
- Herron, Paul (Paul S.) Author Editor
- Bloshteyn, Maria R. 1971- Author
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Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin Amerikaans schrijfster
Anaïs Nin Amerikaans schrijver
Anaïs Nin amerikansk författare
Anaïs Nin amerikansk skribent
Anaïs Nin écrivain américaine
Anaïs Nin escritora franco-estadounidense
Anaïs Nin pisarka francuska
Anaïs Nin scrittrice statunitense
Anaïs Nin US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin
Castellanos, Juana Edelmira Antolina Rosa Nin y 1903-1977
Culmell Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y
Guiler, Anaïs Nin
Guiler Anaïs Nin 1903-1977
Hugo, Ian.
Hugo, Ian 1903-1977
Hugo, Ian 1903-1977 Mrs
Hugo, Ian Mrs 1903-1977
Nin Anaïs
Nin, Anais 1903-1977
Nin, Anāyyis 1903-1977
Nin Guiler, Anaïs, 1903-1977
Nin y Castellanos, Juana Edelmira Antolina Rosa 1903-1977
Nin y Culmell, Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira 1903-1977
Nina, Anaisa 1903-1977
Αναΐς Νιν
Анаис Нин
Анаіс Нін
Нин, Анаис
Нин, Анаис 1903-1977
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אנאיס נין
أناييز نين
أناييس نن، 1903-1977
آناییز نین نویسنده آمریکایی
ئاناïس نن
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അനെയ്സ് നിൻ
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닌, 아나이 1903-1977
닌, 아나이스 1903-1977
닌, 아네이스 1903-1977
アナイス・ニン
ニン, アナイス
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