Talk:Anaïs Nin

Deirdre Bair has said the same. Aesculapius75 06:53, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

J. Barnes explicitly notes in her biography of Ms. Nin that she had only one bisexual love-making experience and did not like it. I am unable to find any biography of Ms Nin by "J. Barnes." Can anyone shed any light on such a book? I didn't see it on Amazon.com nor any luck "googling" it.

She did not have an affair with June Miller as depicted in Philip Kaufman's splendid film. Based on her diaries, Nin did not have an affair with June Miller; they did end up dancing together one evening when June was in crisis, according to Nin's diaries, Volume I, 1931 - 1934, published in 1966.

Father

Was his father remarkable? I guess he was not Andres Nin. --Error 00:46, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

• Her father's name was Joaquin Nin. -- Dancemaster 07:03, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Wasn't her father, Joaquin Nin, a pianist and one of the professors Ernesto Lecuona had? He was a world famous pianist and composer. His son (Anaïs' brother) also became a famous pianist and conductor, ending up at Berkeley.

Also, why is Anais Cuban-connexion missed in this article?

Joaquin Nin was her BROTHER. Joaquin was the name of her father, and her brother. Anaïs had a half-brother, Thorvald, whose mother was a household servant.

Her brother is often referred to as Joaquin Nin-Culmell to distinguish him from their dad as both were classical piano composer-performers (artistes). I used to her Joaquin Jr.'s stuff on the radio now and then. Very sparkly. --Bluejay Young 17:52, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Bisexual?

Template:Spoiler Ok, I haven't read the diaries, but I understand that the unabridged version (published after her husband's death) has some rather SIGNIFICANT anecdotes, that tend to surprise readers of the earlier-released abridged version. Does anyone, who has read the unabridged version, have the ability to clear this issue up? - Eric 18:22, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

It's well known that Anais was bisexual. See here: http://www.glbtq.com/literature/nin_a.html. But this source doesn't reference this "fact."

Bigamy?

Though her marital status may be interesting, I think it's overstated in this article. The way it's presented in the article "AN led a double life as a bigamist"... "AN entered into her second bigamous marriage" is distracting and draws disproportionate attention to it JanetK 03:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC). The Boston Globe found it very interesting: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/07/27/rupert_pole_executor_of_exotic_works_by_anas_nin/ .

This link is broken: According to the LA Times story (requires registration) on her and her west-coast husband Pole in today's paper, she was married simultaneously to Guiler and Pole, so is it appropriate to use "first husband" and "second husband", which IMO gives off a rather serial-monogamous tone? -Yupik 10:58, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Questions Regarding Marriage to Guiler

In her diaries of 1931 - 1934, Nin is living with her brother and mother (her brother, Joaquin, had surgery for appendicitis and both Nin and their mother were there according to Nin, but no mention of Guiler). During this time she was spending inordinate amount of time with Alfred Perles and Henry Miller, but again no mention of Guiler. Nin lived in Louveciennes (west of central Paris) whereas Miller lived in Clichy (north of central Paris). I've not seen the more recent diaries of Nin which might provide some insight. But I'm getting the feeling that after moving to Paris, the year following their marriage, Guiler and Nin had a marriage on paper only, though I understand they both returned to the states at the same time.

This is as good a summary as I've seen anywhere: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/07/27/rupert_pole_executor_of_exotic_works_by_anas_nin/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.174.166.74 (talk) 05:04, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Question on Date of Second Marriage

The Fitch bio states that there are no records in Arizona of a marriage between Nin and Pole. It also states other friends put the marriage in the mid-1950's in Mexico. I also recall reading, I believe in Blair, though I don't have it handy, that both of Nin's marriages took place outside of America (she married Guiler in Cuba), thus making it easier for her bigamy to pass undetected. Can we confirm the arizona marriage location? --Lizstless 08:01, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Miscellaneous Comments

I think Ms Nin would get a kick out of us trying to figure out her life, when she herself had to keep 3 x 5 index cards to keep her stories straight! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.174.166.74 (talk) 05:13, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Combined sales: copies?

The article contained this ambiguous statement about the sales of Nin's works. I've moved it here in the hope that someone can clarify it and move it back to the article. "To date, the combined sales of books by Anaïs Nin, including the erotica, fiction, literary criticism, and diaries, exceed 3 million." Can anyone verify if "3 million copies" is correct? --Zippy 17:14, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

That figure is found in Deirdre Bair's book "Anais Nin: A Biography." It's found in the last chapter, where Bair sums up Anais Nin's career. Andrew Parodi 12:15, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Photo Question

The first of the two photos on this wiki appears incorrectly identfied as being from the 1970s. Anais Nin died in the 1970s. If you look at the second photo on the bottom of the wiki, which is also identified as being from the 1970s, she looks appropriately older. In the first photo, Nin looks a good 20 - 30 years younger. How could both these photos be from the 1970s, the decade she died? [17:56, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Did Hugo ask to be omitted?

Somewhere, when the film version was in production and the unexpurgated diaries were starting to appear, I read that Hugo had actually requested that the expurgated diaries edit out nearly all reference to him (a couple of "Ian Hugo"s and "my husband"s slip by). I wouldn't doubt it but need confirmation. Some critics have accused Nin of deliberately leaving Hugo out as he was the source of the vast wealth that made a lot of her activities possible and she was trying to convince women that anyone could do what she did (a particularly nasty snipe about that by Claudia Roth Pierpont is in the New Yorker for March 1, 1993). --Bluejay Young 18:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

User:XLR8TION and Anais Nin's Cuban heritage

Please stop removing references to Nin's father being born in Cuba.[1] This link is verifiable. Anymore reverts and I will seek admnistrator assistance. InMySpecialPlace24 (talk) 00:03, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Seems to be a bunch of sources stating that Joaquin Nin was born in Cuba, I'm really not sure what the dispute is about. Anyway I see that at the moment your references are in the article, hopefully they will remain there. --Stormie (talk) 08:20, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

• Stormie, I have reviewd the references and tehy are fine, however to label her as Cuban-American is going too far, Anais never associated herself with Cuba or it's culture. She is French. Anais is similar to Tina Aumont, the French actress who was the only daughter of Dominican actress Maria Montez. Although she had Dominican ancestry, Tina was always identified as French due to her upbringing in France and the fact that she only spoke French. Anais never spoke Spanish. --XLR8TION (talk) 15:48, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Yep no opinion here on the "Cuban-American" thing, I was just referring to what seemed to be an edit war over whether Joaquin Nin was born in Cuba. --Stormie (talk) 03:14, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
    • What do you mean she did not speak spanish? She lived with her Cuban and Spanish relatives, spent time in both Spain and Cuba, and was married in Havana? Please check your sources XLR8TION —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.0.168 (talk) 05:57, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
      • Show me your evidence also. Highly dopubtful.--XLR8TION (talk) 18:13, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

In Which Book Do These Quotes Appear?

Where did the following quote attributed to Nin appear? In fiction? In an autobiography?

"I do not want to be the leader. I refuse to be the leader. I want to live darkly and richly in my femaleness. I want a man always over me. I don't mind working, holding my ground intellectually, artistically; but as a woman, oh, as a woman I want to be dominated. I don't mind being told to stand on my own feet, to cling to all that I am capable of doing but I am eager to be pursued, and possessed by the will of a male at his time, his bidding."

~ ([[User Anastacia42]) 20:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Anastacia42

The title is:

In Favor of the Sensitive Man, and Other Essays (1976)

• San Diego: Harcourt, Brace & Co. 1975. 1st ed.
• New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. 1976, Paperback

169 p., ISBN 0-15-644445-3