The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume 2, 1934–1939 [censored first ed. 1967]

beginning With Nin's Arrival In New York, This Volume Is Filled With The Stories Of Her Analytical Patients. There Is A Shift In Emphasis Also As Nin Becomes Aware Of The Inevitable Choice Facing The Artist In The Modern World. Sensitive And Frank...[nin's] Diary Is A Dialogue Between Flesh And Spirit (newsweek). Edited And With A Preface By Gunther Stuhlmann; Index. robert R. Kirsch one Of The Most Remarkable Diaries In The History Of Letters....with This Initial Publication, Miss Nin, Already Assured Of A Place In Contemporary Literature, Makes This Doubly Secure. -- Los Angeles Times The second volume of “one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters” (Los Angeles Times). Beginning with the author's arrival in New York, this diary recounts Anaïs Nin's work as a psychoanalyst, and is filled with the stories of her analytical patients—as well as her musings over the challenges facing the artist in the modern world. The diary of this remarkably daring and candid woman provides a deeply intimate look inside her mind, as well as a fascinating chapter in her tumultuous life in the latter years of the 1930s. Nin continues her debate on the use of drugs versus the artist's imagination, portrays many famous people in the arts, and recounts her visits to Sweden, the Brussels World's Fair, Paris, and Venice. "[Nin] looks at life, love, and art with a blend of gentility and acuity that is rare in contemporary writing" (John Barkham Reviews). Edited and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann; Index. The author reveals the experiences and associations of her extraordinary life and literary career in her personal journal v. 1. 1931-1934 v. 2. 1934-1939 v. 3. 1939-1944 v. 4. 1944-1947 v. 5. 1947-1955 v. 6. 1955-1966 v. 7. 1966-1974. My ship quite fittingly broke all speed records sailing towards New York.