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Anaïs Nin

Writing

Born February 21, 1903 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Died January 14, 1977

Also known as Anais Nin

Biography

Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of the composer Joaquín Nin and the classically trained singer Rosa Culmell. Nin spent her early years in Spain and Cuba, about sixteen years in Paris (1924–1940), and the remaining half of her life in the United States, where she became an established author.

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Awards & recognition

  • honorary doctorate
  • Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

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