In lithe, sensuous colored pencils, this international prize-winning, impressionistic graphic biography traces the life, the affairs, and the artistic process of Anaïs Nin, one of the best-known authors of women's erotica in the 1920s and '30s.

Publisher Marketing: "In lithe, sensuous colored pencils, this international prize-winning, impressionistic graphic biography traces the life, the affairs, and the artistic process of Anais Nin, one of the best-known authors of women's erotica in the 1920s and '30s"-- Review Quotes : A striking portrait of this chameleon-like woman with light and elegant lines.-- "Telerama" Review Quotes : Bischoff vividly dramatizes the psyche and the fantasies of Nin, rendering superb graphic metaphors in stunning colors.-- "Les Inrocks" Review Quotes : A seven-years-in-the-making, no-holds-barred story of Nin's adventures and quest for personal freedom.-- "Mediapart" Review Quotes : A nuanced, gorgeously drawn portrait of a beautifully complicated figure. The stunning visuals elevate the titillating but respectful narrative.-- "Publishers Weekly, Starred Review" Review Quotes : In this gorgeously illustrated graphic biography... Bischoff sets a high standard by brilliantly capturing Nin's creation of herself as an artist. She not only whets the appetite of anyone who wants to delve further into Nin's work, but her pages also shimmer with the artistic abandon Nin sought in her own work.-- "World Literature Today" Review Quotes : [This] beautiful and supple new graphic novel... is a gorgeous work of art. The work is flowing and expresses the femininity of Nin and are stunning interpretations of Nin's inner and outer life.-- "Cinema Sentries" Review Quotes : With its swirling lines and volcanic emotions, Bischoff's sumptuously drawn book echoes the oceanic style Nin used to render the chaos of her inner life.-- "Star Tribune" Review Quotes : A dazzling portrait of a complicated writer.-- "Kirkus Reviews" Review Quotes : The writer's exploration of her sensual inner life -- 'few know how many women live inside of me, ' she says -- is gorgeously rendered by Bischoff in rich, undulating, jewel-toned color pencil illustrations.-- "The New York Times" Review Quotes : An astonishingly beautiful book. Bischoff's pages are elegant, especially in their eroticism, which is as frank as it is flowered. But even the smaller details dazzle: Clouds gather in the sky like marvelous plaits of hair, and Nin's coiffure sometimes rises like heavens.-- "Washington Post" Review Quotes : Using breath-taking colored pencils, this prize-winning biography traces the life of Anaïs Nin, as her sexual liaisons and a building obsession with passion increasingly influence her writing.-- "ALA" Publisher Marketing : Anaïs 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 Birds ), and other media.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 200 | Publication Date: 2023-06-06