The Four-Chambered Heart: V3 in Nin's Continuous Novel

by Anaïs Nin

Book Overview

The Four-Chambered Heart, Ana s Nin's 1950 novel, recounts the real-life affair she conducted with caf guitarist Gonzalo Mor in 1936. Nin and Mor rented a house-boat on the Seine, and under the pervading influence of the boat's watchman and Mor 's wife Helba, developed a relationship. Mor ; named the boat Nanankepichu, meaning "not really a home."

In the novel, which Nin drew from her experiences on the boat, the characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804001219
• ISBN13: 9780804001212
• Release Date: January 1959
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Heart us not always a lonely hunter

This is a profound novel about a young but definitely a woman's life.

My first Anais Nin novel

This book has got me hooked and now I've started in on another of her books. It was written in a flowing beautiful manner and it went into great character depth. I think I know more about Djuna then any other fictional character.

Language

I loved it. Sometimes it seemed to drag on about nothing. But it dragged on beautifully I must say. It was the first Nin book I read and now I am on a binge. I loved her use of language and I related a lot to this book. It made me do some serious thinking.