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  1. Delta of Venus. Delta of Venus is a book of fifteen short stories by Anaïs Nin published posthumously in 1977 [1] —though largely written in the 1940s as erotica for a private collector. [2] In 1994 a film inspired by the book was directed by Zalman King.

    • Anaïs Nin
    • 1977
  2. "Delta of Venus" is a provocative and thought-provoking collection of stories that explores the depths of human sexuality. Anaïs Nin's evocative prose and vivid storytelling invite readers to question societal norms and expectations surrounding sex and intimacy.

  3. Sep 26, 2007 · Anais Nin’s stories in Delta of Venus (Aus/US) were intended for a specific male client but it is possible to detect a feminine presence in the writing.Lynette Felber (1995) suggests that Nin called herself a feminine writer but nonetheless, wanted to grasp the male reader in her projects with Henry Miller and her erotic writings in Delta of Venus.

  4. Feb 2, 2004 · From influential feminist artist and essayist Anais Nin, Delta of Venus is one of the most important works of modern female erotica and "a joyous display of the erotic imagination" (The New York Times Book Review).Anais Nin pens a lush, magical world where the characters of her imagination possess the most universal of desires and exceptional of talents.

  5. From influential feminist artist and essayist Anais Nin, Delta of Venus is one of the most important works of modern female erotica and "a joyous display of the erotic imagination" (The New York Times Book Review).

  6. edit data. Writer and diarist, born in Paris to a Catalan father and a Danish mother, Anaïs Nin spent many of her early years with Cuban relatives. Later a naturalized American citizen, she lived and worked in Paris, New York and Los Angeles. Author of avant-garde novels in the French surrealistic style and collections of erotica, she is best ...

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  8. Summary. As influential and revelatory in its day as Fifty Shades of Grey is now, Anaïs Nin's Delta of Venus is a groundbreaking anthology of erotic short stories, published in Penguin Modern Classics. In Delta of Venus Anaïs Nin conjures up a glittering cascade of sexual encounters. Creating her own 'language of the senses', she explores an ...