{"product_id":"little-birds","title":"Little Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnaïs Nin's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis published in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnaïs Nin's second volume of erotic short stories after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelta of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis broader in scope, encompassing the entire breadth of human sensuality. Each of the 13 stories captures a moment of pure desire, in all its complexity and paradoxical simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnaïs Nin (1903-77), born in Paris, was the daughter of a Franco-Danish singer and a Cuban pianist. Her first book - a defence of D. H. Lawrence - was published in the 1930s. Her prose poem,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Incest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1936) was followed by the collection of three novellas, collected as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter of Artifice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1939). In the 1940s she began to write erotica for an anonymous client, and these pieces are collected in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelta of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both published posthumously). During her later years Ana s Nin lectured frequently at universities throughout the USA, in 1974 and was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoyed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Nin's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelta of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the most extraordinary and unconventional writers of this century'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45138296504543,"sku":"9780141183404","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9780141183404.jpg?v=1744083904","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/little-birds","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}