Auletris

I must admit I was a little nervous about reading this recently discovered collection of Anais Nin stories because sometimes stories are unpublished for a reason. So I was pleasantly surprised to discover that these stories are as captivating as those in Little Birds and Delta of Venus. Nin explores Leggi tutto

"Auletris" is actually the first Anais Nin erotica I have ever read. I've read most of her diaries and two of her novels, "House of Incest" and "Winter of Artifice," but not her widely-known erotica books, "Delta of Venus" and "Little Birds." I've always felt that Nin's diaries could hold their own

In Auletris we are given a particular gift; Nin at her most unedited. We get dreamy visions, purple prose, languid perfumed sentences that very acutely appear to be trains of thought specifically conjured for the erotica collector who was paying her. This gives the work a very human feel, with almost Leggi tutto

I picked up this book while at work and I knew I would not be disappointed with Anais Nin. However, this book was not for me. Reading the beginning of the first story about the life of the people in Provincetown was excellent. The plot concerning the Portuguese fisherman and the woman of the night w Leggi tutto

J’ai terminé Auletris d’Anais Nin avec un profond malaise. Ce recueil ne m’a pas semblé une simple œuvre érotique, mais plutôt une glorification de la pédophilie et de pratiques sexuelles essentiellement coercitives et non consensuelles. Là où on pourrait s’attendre à une exploration de la sensualit Leggi tutto

Una serie di racconti erotici che ad un occhio estraneo potrebbero tranquillamente risultare banali, ma che intrinsecamente portano avanti emozioni, vissuti e sensazioni della stessa autrice. Anaïs Nin ha esattamente questa caratteristica: non tradisce ciò che sente. Questo trasuda da ogni pagina di Leggi tutto

Elegantly described nasty sex. Newly discovered erotica by the mistress of erotica. If this is your boat it will definitely float it.