Delta Of Venus: Erotica by Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin

Feb 2004 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

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.

Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru. This is an extraordinarily rich and exotic collection from a master of erotic writing.

"Inventive, sophisticated . . . highly elegant naughtiness."—Cosmopolitan

Ratings and reviews

This is one of the best erotic books I have ever read. In Fact, it's my first and I picked it up from a local bookshop when I was about 20. Each short story is unique in it's own way, transforming the reader with vivid descriptions and colorful depictions. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves erotic literature or is looking for a quick, easy yet satisfying read. I highly recommend this!

Interesting and perverted. However, at times the writer seems to be disconnected from the characters which is a little strange.

I stopped reading when the pedophilia started.

About the author

ANAÏS NIN (1903-1977) was born in Paris and aspired at an early age to be a writer. An influential artist and thinker, she was the author of several novels, short stories, critical studies, a collection of essays, nine published volumes of her Diary, and two volumes of erotica, Delta of Venus and Little Birds.