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House of Incest

By: Anaïs Nin
Narrated by: Sofia Willingham
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Originally published in 1936, this is Anaïs Nin's first work of fiction. But unlike her diaries and erotica, House of Incest does not detail the author's relationships with her famous lovers, nor does it contain graphic depiction of sex. Rather, it is a surrealistic look within the narrator's subconscious mind as she attempts to escape from a dream in which she is trapped, or in Nin's words, as she attempts to escape from "the woman's season in hell." Nin's usage of the word "incest" in this case is metaphorical, not literal. In other words, in this book the word "incest" describes a selfish love where one can appreciate in another only that which is similar to oneself.

©1936, 2016 Anais Nin Foundation (P)2018 Talking Book Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction
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The reading by Sofia really blew me away. Anais Nin never fails to amaze. Definitely need to get this if you're a fan of her work or trying her out for the first time.

Brilliant!

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Such a weird, incredible work. Sofia Willingham has Anais Nin down. She's really incredible. Can't wait for more of this. TWO THUMBS UP!

Anais Nin at her best

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I absolutely love that Nin's work is finally being made available in audio. I really enjoyed this, and the narrator did a fantastic job as well.

Anais finally in audio!!

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A Non is a brilliant writer. brilliant writer. brilliant writer. brilliant writer. a very brilliant writer

the writing

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I like the end part .. the last maybe 10-15 minutes, or I just didn’t grasp the whole reading of the story .

A little slow, and that bored me.

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