The Portable Anais Nin is the first anthology of the celebrated author's most important works in 40 years, during which time more than half of her catalogue has been released. A chronologically arranged and annotated collection, this book not only is a handy guide to Nin's writings...it also gives readers an overall view of how she progressed as a writer from age 12 until shortly before her death. Compiled and introduced by prominent Nin scholar Benjamin Franklin V.