Ladders to Fire by Ana?s Nin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ladders to Fire by Anaïs Nin, Benjamin Franklin V. Anaïs Nins Ladders to Fire interweaves the stories of several women, each emotionally inhibited in her own way: through self-doubt, fear, guilt, moral drift, and distrust. The novel follows their inner struggles to overcome these barriers to happiness and wholeness. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Anais Nins Ladders to Fire interweaves the stories of several women, each emotionally inhibited in her own way: through self-doubt, fear, guilt, moral drift, and distrust. The novel follows their inner struggles to overcome these barriers to happiness and wholeness. The authors own experiences, as recorded in her famous diaries, supplied the raw material for her fiction. It was her intuitive, experimental, and always original style that transformed one into the other. Nin herself memorably claimed that "it was the fiction writer who edited the diary."Ladders to Fire is the first book of Nins continuous novel, Cities of the Interior, which also includes Children of the Albatross, The Four-Chambered Heart, A Spy in the House of Love, and Seduction of the Minotaur. These loosely interlinked stories develop the characters and themes established in the first volume, leading slowly toward a resolution of inner turmoil and conflict.This Swallow Press reissue of Ladders to Fire includes a new introduction by Nin scholar Benjamin Franklin V, as well as Gunther Stuhlmanns classic foreword to the 1995 edition. Author Biography Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) is an iconic literary figure and one of the most notable experimental writers of the twentieth century. As one of the first women to explore female erotica, Nin revealed the inner desires of her characters in a way that made her works a touchstone for later feminist writers. Swallow Press is the premier US publisher of books by and about Nin. Benjamin Franklin V is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He has published widely in early American literature and edits Literary Criticism in Perspective for Camden House. He is co-author of Anaïs Nin: An Introduction (1979) and is a long-time jazz writer and broadcaster. Review "Anaïs Nin writes sensitively, with psychological training as well as insight…. She has a subcutaneous interest in her characters and Lawrences sixth sense." * Times Literary Supplement * Promotional Anaïs Nins Ladders to Fire interweaves the stories of several women, each emotionally inhibited in her own way: through self-doubt, fear, guilt, moral drift, and distrust. The novel follows their inner struggles to overcome these barriers to happiness and wholeness. Long Description Ana Review Quote Ana Details ISBN0804011559 Short Title LADDERS TO FIRE Language English ISBN-10 0804011559 ISBN-13 9780804011556 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813 Year 2014 Imprint Swallow Press Place of Publication Ohio Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2014-10-15 UK Release Date 2014-10-14 AU Release Date 2014-10-15 NZ Release Date 2014-10-15 US Release Date 2014-10-15 Author Benjamin Franklin V. Pages 190 Publisher Ohio University Press Edition Description New Expanded Edition Replaces 9780804001816 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:92700748;

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