Name: Anaïs Nin
Rating: 4.071428571428571 (7 reviews)
ISBN: 9788409260034

Léonie Bischoff

en un mar de mentiras

Anaïs Nin

Anais Nin, the author of works such as Delta of Venus and House of Incest, is the patron saint of taboo-breaking pop culture sexual iconoclasts. Not only is she an inspiration for contemporary figures such as Madonna, but her oeuvre, which encompasses erotica, autobiography, essays, short fiction, novels, and much more, has been adapted into film (Henry and June), television (Little Bird), and other media. The cartoonist Léonie Bischoff traces the life of the prolific writer in this lushly colored graphic novel. It begins with Nin struggling to reconcile the man she married (who had artistic aspirations) with the banker she finds herself living with in the Parisian suburbs. Soon, her obsession with June Miller leads to inspiration. Nin's life and art, the truth and fiction, are further intertwined as she recounts her many sexual liaisons including those with Henry Miller (whom she and her husband subsidize so he can write the controversial Tropic of Cancer), her psychoanalysts, and even her father. Although Bischoff's drawing is largely representational, she occasionally depicts Nin's sexual experiences in scenes as surreal as Nin's own written portrayal of them.

A Sea of Lies

Fucking beautiful. Downright inspiring. Well-crafted graphic novel.  I’ve been buzzing around Nin’s work for a little while. Collecting it, but being a bit tentative to dive in. So I think it is an absolute testament to author Léonie Bischoff that her biography has given me the push to finally dive into Nin’s work. I’m excited to come back to this work at another time and after having my first personal foray into Anaïs Nin’s collection. 

Anaïs Nin en un mar de mentiras

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