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Under a Glass Bell : and Other Stories by Anaïs Nin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Under a Glass Bell is one of Nin's finest collections of stories. First published in 1944, it attracted the attention of Edmond Wilson, who reviewed the collection in The New Yorker . It was in these stories that Nin's artistic and emotional vision took shape. This edition includes a highly informative and insightful foreword by Gunther Stuhlmann that places the collection in its historical context as well as illuminates the sequence of events and persons recorded in the diary that served as its inspiration. Although Under a Glass Bell is now considered one of Anas Nins finest collections of stories, it was initially deemed unpublishable. Refusing to give up on her vision, in 1944 Nin founded her own press and brought out the first edition, illustrated with striking black-and-white engravings by her husband, Hugh Guiler. Shortly thereafter, it caught the attention of literary critic Edmund Wilson, who reviewed the collection in the New Yorker. The first printing sold out in three weeks. This new Swallow Press edition includes an introduction by noted modernist scholar Elizabeth Podnieks, as well as editor Gunther Stuhlmanns erudite but controversial foreword to the 1995 edition.

Who reads Under a Glass Bell : and Other Stories?

Author

Anaïs Nin

Publisher

Chicago, Swallow Press

Published

1948

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804003025

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories

Rating

3.88 / 5 (792 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14