Noe l. Riley Fitch Knihy

Noel Riley Fitch has written a perfect book, full to the brim with literary history, correct and whole-hearted both in statement and in implication. She makes me feel and remember a good many things that happened before and after my time. I'm glad to have lived long enough to read it. --Glenway Wescott

Describes the life and career of the French chef and television personality, from her wealthy childhood in California and married years in France to her successful cooking show in the United States

Anais Nin was the quintessential femme fatale, renowned for her passionate love affairs and bold sexual exploits, including her simultaneous relationships with Henry and June Miller and her bigamous marriages. In the mid-1920s, seeking to escape American Victorianism, she moved to Paris, immersing herself in the vibrant artistic circles of the Left Bank. Throughout her life, she embodied the liberated woman, authoring over a dozen books of fiction and erotica, and embracing relationships with both men and women while navigating the avant-garde scenes of Paris, Los Angeles, and New York. Her Diary, published in multiple volumes, has been celebrated as a groundbreaking work by literary critics and feminists, with Kate Millett describing it as "the first real portrait of the artist as a woman." However, despite its rich detail, Nin's published diary only presents a stylized image of herself, concealing her true self within a complex literary facade. In this intimate examination of Nin's life, biographer Noel Riley Fitch offers a candid portrayal of her passionate and tumultuous existence, revealing the deep-seated insecurities stemming from her troubled childhood, including a traumatic reunion with her father at age thirty. This long-awaited account aims to complement and clarify the carefully crafted image Nin created in her diary.

Ein amüsanter Reisebegleiter durch die bei Literaten und Künstlern des 20. Jahrhunderts beliebten Pariser Cafés.

Der Duft frisch gerösteter Kaffeebohnen, gedämpfte Konversation oder stille Lektüre und eine erlesene Einrichtung – die magische Atmosphäre der legendären Kaffeehäuser Europas hat schon Generationen von Künstlern und Schriftstellern inspiriert. Der Band lädt mit stimmungsvollen und opulent bebilderten Porträts ein zu genussvollen Besuchen in über 20 europäischen Metropolen: ins Wiener Café Central, nach Paris ins Deux Magots, in die großen Cafés in Berlin, Budapest und Rom.