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Delta of Venus

Author: Anais Nin
Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Book
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 720610

Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.9

ISBN: 0156029030
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780156029032
ASIN: 0156029030

Publication Date: February 2004
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Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars

why did i bother? March 20, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful

I absolutely loathed this piece of over-rated mindless claptrap.
I can't believe what the other reviewers have written. Wake up people!

5 out of 5 stars

Nights in the Republic of Love April 21, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

To enter the worlds of Anais Nin is to abandon the mundane and the repressed states of conventional existence and to embark on a journey where the only prize is sexual and emotional fulfillment. These carefully polished episodic short stories read like postcards from the edge where the settings are lush Parisian boudoirs fully of silky textures, alluring fragrance and suggestive half light. In these sensual cocoons we meet actors, writers, shopgirls and noblemen all intent on acquiring sensual fulfillment but also importantly in examining the emotional hunger behind that need. Nin writes as only a knowing mature woman can and her creations will stir both men and women as much for her elegant prose as her explicit description. Here we are a million miles from the top shelf paperback and in a world where the accompaniment to the flowering of love should be as evocative as a Ravel ballet. Enjoy...

5 out of 5 stars

Uninhibited, poetic and sensual June 29, 2004
42 out of 43 found this review helpful

"Delta of Venus" remains a very special work of erotic fiction. There is a glut of erotica on the marketplace these days, much of which far more obviously sexy than "Delta of Venus" - but, more often than not, the reader ends up laughing at the creaky writing and over-the-top sex scenes.

Anais Nin's book is very different. Her prose is perfurmed, intoxicating, rather than blatant, and she allows the realm of emotion to inform her stories. Although this may not sound expecially sexy in these "in your face" days, in fact Nin's work is profoundly erotic and deeply affecting. The writing is as subtle and powerful as a Debussy prelude. A feast for the senses.

1 out of 5 stars Perverse themes September 7, 2001
34 out of 80 found this review helpful

This book is extremely well written - and probably has considerable literary merit but when it is previewed as exploring sexual themes from the womans perspective I was suprised by the nature of the themes explored - the first few stories covered incest paedophilia and genital mutilation and the book is now in the dustbin. Do yourselves a favour and buy Bettinas tales instead.

5 out of 5 stars a sensual treat August 1, 2001
13 out of 17 found this review helpful

Do not be put off by the poor film of the same name and loosly based on the this book. If you want a sensual erotic journey I can think of no better place to begin or end..enjoy!