Winter of Artifice: Three Novelettes by Ana?s Nin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Winter of Artifice by Anaïs Nin, Ian Hugo, Laura Frost Swallow Presss reissue of Winter of Artifice, with a new introduction by Laura Frost, presents an important opportunity to consider anew the work of Anaïs Nin who laid the groundwork for later writers, but whom critics frequently dismiss as solipsistic or overblown. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Swallow Press first published Winter of Artifice in 1945, following two vastly different versions from other presses. The book opens with a film star, Stella, studying her own, but alien, image on the screen. It ends in the Manhattan office of a psychoanalyst-the Voice-who, as he counsels patients suffering from the maladies of modern life, reveals himself as equally susceptible to them. The middle, title story explores one of Nins most controversial themes, that of a womans sexual relationship with her father. Elliptical, fragmented prose; unconventional structure; surrealistic psychic landscapes-Nin forged these elements into a style that engaged with the artistic concerns of her time but still registers as strikingly contemporary.This reissue, accompanied by a new introduction by Laura Frost and the original engravings by Nins husband Ian Hugo, presents an important opportunity to consider anew the work of an author who laid the groundwork for later writers. Swallow Presss Winter of Artifice represents a literary artist coming into her own, with the formal experimentation, thematic daring, and psychological intrigue that became her hallmarks. Author Biography 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. Laura Frost in an associate professor of literature at the New School for Social Research. She is the author of The Problem of Pleasure: Modernism and Its Discontents and Sex Drives: Fantasies of Fascism in Literary Modernism. Review "The lead female characters begin small and damaged and eventually emerge at the other side more complete people at the expense of the men in their paths. But Nin accomplishes this with such delicacy and style that one would swear there was no other way." * Bookslut *"Winter of Artifice corrects the notion that Nin was an eccentric one-off; rather, her work has to be considered in artistic and even philosophical traditions of modernism…, literary confession, and memoir.… The moment is right to consider her work in the context of other experimental writers of her time and also from our present vantage point." Promotional Swallow Presss reissue of Winter of Artifice, with a new introduction by Laura Frost, presents an important opportunity to consider anew the work of Anaïs Nin who laid the groundwork for later writers, but whom critics frequently dismiss as solipsistic or overblown. Long Description Swallow Press first published Winter of Artifice in 1945, following two vastly different versions from other presses. The book opens with a film star, Stella, studying her own, but alien, image on the screen. It ends in the Manhattan office of a psychoanalyst--the Voice--who, as he counsels patients suffering from the maladies of modern life, reveals himself as equally susceptible to them. The middle, title story explores one of Nins most controversial themes, that of a womans sexual relationship with her father. Elliptical, fragmented prose; unconventional structure; surrealistic psychic landscapes--Nin forged these elements into a style that engaged with the artistic concerns of her time but still registers as strikingly contemporary. This reissue, accompanied by a new introduction by Laura Frost and the original engravings by Nins husband Ian Hugo, presents an important opportunity to consider anew the work of an author who laid the groundwork for later writers. Swallow Presss Winter of Artifice represents a literary artist coming into her own, with the formal experimentation, thematic daring, and psychological intrigue that became her hallmarks. Review Quote "Winter of Artifice corrects the notion that Nin was an eccentric one-off; rather, her work has to be considered in artistic and even philosophical traditions of modernism..., literary confession, and memoir.... The moment is right to consider her work in the context of other experimental writers of her time and also from our present vantage point."--Laura Frost, from the introduction Details ISBN080401177X Short Title WINTER OF ARTIFICE Language English ISBN-10 080401177X ISBN-13 9780804011778 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2016 Illustrator Ian Hugo Imprint Swallow Press Subtitle Three Novelettes Place of Publication Ohio Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2016-12-15 NZ Release Date 2016-12-15 US Release Date 2016-12-15 UK Release Date 2016-12-15 Affiliation Univ Pierre Et Marie Curie, France Position illustrator Qualifications Ph.D., D.Litt. Author Laura Frost Pages 148 Publisher Ohio University Press Publication Date 2016-12-15 DEWEY 813.52 Audience General Replaces 9780804003223 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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