The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume 4
1944-1947
The years Nin hand-printed her own books because publishers refused them, recorded in the diary she treated as her real work.
The fourth volume covers 1944 to 1947, the years Nin was setting and printing her own books in New York because publishers would not take them, while moving through the literary circles that later claimed her. The diary was her real work, kept continuously across decades, and this stretch catches her arguing with herself about art, money and going unread.
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Maria Popova
The subsequent installment, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 4: 1944-1947 (public library) is an equally rich treasure trove of wisdom on everything from life to love to the art of writing.
Article · August 2026
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