Bibliograph

Ana?s Nin: A Sea of Lies, A Sea of Lies, L?onie Bischoff

Type

Label

Ana?s Nin: A Sea of Lies, A Sea of Lies, L?onie Bischoff

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Rated M

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ana?s Nin: A Sea of Lies

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

L?onie Bischoff

Sub title

A Sea of Lies

Summary

Ana?s 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. The cartoonist L?onie Bischoff traces the life of the prolific writer in this lushly colored graphic novel. It begins with Nin struggling to reconcile the man she married (who had artistic aspirations) with the banker she finds herself living with in the Parisian suburbs. Soon, her obsession with June Miller leads to inspiration. Nin's life and art, the truth and fiction, are further intertwined as she recounts her many sexual liaisons including those with Henry Miller (whom she and her husband subsidize so he can write the controversial Tropic of Cancer), her psychoanalysts, and even her father. Although Bischoff's drawing is largely representational, she occasionally depicts Nin's sexual experiences in scenes as surreal as Nin's own written portrayal of them

Target audience

adult

Classification