Under a Glass Bell

From being a cult figure of the early feminist movement, Anaïs Nin later rose to international prominence with her writing. Characterized by the use of powerful - and at times disquieting - imagery, her work reveals great sensitivity and perception.

These thirteen short stories are no exception, and with a 'touch as light as a cobweb and colouring made of mirages', she penetrates the emotional depths of the individual in a world where illusion is the key to reality...

'Half short stories, half dreams, and they mix a sometimes exquisite poetry with a homely realistic observation' - Edmund Wilson