AnaÃ¯s Nin,Val Telberg
With an introduction by Allison Pease, this new edition of ,House of Incest, is a lyrical journey into the subconscious mind of one of the most celebrated feminist writers of the twentieth-century.,Originally published in 1936, ,â€¯House of Incest, â€¯is AnaÃ¯s Ninâ€™s first work of fiction. Based on Ninâ€™s dreams, the novel is a surrealistic look within the narratorâ€™s subconscious as she attempts to distance herself from a series of all-consuming and often taboo desires she cannot bear to let go. The incest Nin depicts is a metaphorâ€”a selfish love wherein a woman can appreciate only qualities in a lover that are similar to her own. Through a descriptive exploration of romances and attractions between women, between a sister and her beloved brother, and with a Christ-like man, Ninâ€™s narrator discovers what she thinks is truth: that a womanâ€™s most perfect love is of herself. At first, this self-love seems ideal because it is attainable without fear and risk of heartbreak. But in time, the narratorâ€™s chosen isolation and self-possessed anguish give way to a visceral nightmare from which she is unable to wake.
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House of Incest