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Anaïs Nin was a prominent French American writer, famous for her essays, her diaries, and her erotica. Nin was known for having affairs with other prominent writers, most of them male, though she occasionally referred to having sexual feelings for women (a fact that is important for Evelina as she navigates her own feelings towards Nonette).
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Anaïs Nin Term Timeline in The Plague of Doves
The timeline below shows where the term Anaïs Nin appears in The Plague of Doves. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
16. The Reptile Garden
Instead of making friends, Evelina becomes obsessed with books. Her favorite author is Anaïs Nin. Evelina checks out all of “Anaïs’s” books from the library. Evelina does her best...
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...that all she needs is some rest before going back to school. Evelina stops reading Anaïs Nin (“she cannot help me here”); instead, she lies in bed and thinks about Nonette....
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Evelina brings only her diary, deciding that she does not want to take Anaïs in this new phase of her life. On the car ride back, Evelina tells Corwin...
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