The Delta of Venus

Poetic and pornographic, sensual and sensitive: a shamelessly beautiful book! Henry Miller. In 1940, Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller lived as a couple in New York. Their bohemian life was marked by constant financial struggles. One day, a private collector offered Henry Miller a dollar for a page of erotica. Anaïs Nin took on the assignment to earn a living for both Henry Miller and herself. The fifteen erotic episodes that resulted, which the author only authorized for publication shortly before her death, remain unmatched today in their sensual directness. In 'The Delta of Venus,' Anaïs Nin creates her own language of the senses. She masterfully commands a realm that had previously been reserved for male writers and perfects it through her unique perception and expressive power. Her vibrant, passionate prose celebrates.