Anais Nin Character Dictionary and Index to Diary Excerpts: Updated and Expanded Edition

by Benjamin Franklin V, Paul Herron

A new updated and expanded edition of the definitive guide to Anais Nin's fictional characters, beginning with House of Incest (1936) through Nin's last short stories in the 1970s--their names, descriptions and sources--and an index citing all of Nin's diary passages which appear in past and current publications other than her published diaries. A new appendix explores the real-life inspirations for Nin's major characters, including Henry Miller, June Mansfield, Gonzalo More and Louise de Vilmorin.

323 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 26, 2024

About the author

Benjamin Franklin V is Distinguished Professor of English, Emeritus, at the University of South Carolina, having previously taught at the University of Michigan. He has published widely in early American literature, particularly that of Anaïs Nin, and edits Literary Criticism in Perspective for Camden House. He is also a long-time jazz writer and broadcaster, and a descendant of Benjamin Franklin.