Delta of Venus
Delta of VenusAnaïs Nin

Delta of Venus (1969)

Anaïs Nin

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Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru.

ISBN:
9780671680152
Length:
261 pages

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