{"product_id":"anais-nin-a-sea-of-lies","title":"Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies","description":"Anaïs Nin, the author of works such as \u003cem\u003eDelta of Venus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHouse of Incest\u003c\/em\u003e, is the patron saint of taboo-breaking pop culture sexual iconoclasts. Not only is she an inspiration for contemporary figures such as Madonna, but her oeuvre, which encompasses erotica, autobiography, essays, short fiction, novels, and much more, has been adapted into film (\u003cem\u003eHenry and June\u003c\/em\u003e), television (\u003cem\u003eLittle Birds\u003c\/em\u003e), and other media. \u003cp\u003eThe cartoonist Léonie Bischoff traces the life of the prolific writer in this lushly colored graphic novel. It begins with Nin struggling to reconcile the man she married (who had artistic aspirations) with the banker she finds herself living with in the Parisian suburbs. Soon, her obsession with June Miller leads to inspiration. Nin's life and art, the truth and fiction, are further intertwined as she recounts her many sexual liaisons including those with Henry Miller (whom she and her husband subsidize so he can write the controversial \u003cem\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/em\u003e), her psychoanalysts, and even her father. Although Bischoff's drawing is largely representational, she occasionally depicts Nin's sexual experiences in scenes as surreal as Nin's own written portrayal of them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51163643642167,"sku":"9781683967590","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/9926\/1239\/files\/imageloader_4bcab205-8522-456f-a131-cb26074c4c12.jpg?v=1759494667","url":"https:\/\/shop.queerbooks.com\/products\/anais-nin-a-sea-of-lies","provider":"Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}