The Veiled Woman (PENGUIN MODERN)

by Anaïs Nin

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Genres

Publication

PENGUIN UK (2018)

Description

'What did she expect of him? What was her quest? Did she have an unfulfilled desire?' Transgressive desires and sexual encounters are recounted in these four pieces from one of the greatest writers of erotic fiction.

User reviews

LibraryThing member HeatherWhitney
Picked this up randomly at Persephone Books in London. I'd vaguely heard of Anaïs Nin and figured this worth reading, whatever it was about. Can't say I expected female erotica. Incredible that this was written in the 40s.

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

6.3 inches

ISBN

0241339545 / 9780241339541

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