French-born author of novels and short stories whose literary reputation rests on the eight published volumes of her personal diaries. Her writing shows the influence of the Surrealist movement and her study of psychoanalysis. -
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of LiteratureNin is also for her erotica. She was a friend (and in some cases lover) to many other leading literary figures including Henry Miller, Edmund Wilson, Gore Vidal, James Agee, and Lawrence Durrell.
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