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Is Anais Nin's book Henry and June (in it's entirety) taken from this diary?

Tiia These books are world's apart. Henry and June consists of sexual left-overs that have been edited away from this first volume. The numbered diaries ha…moreThese books are world's apart. Henry and June consists of sexual left-overs that have been edited away from this first volume. The numbered diaries have been revised throughout the years by Nin, her polishing them to poetic extremes. This diary is a lyrical piece of art where as Henry and June is mainly quite repetitive erotica.

(5 years late but I wanted to clear this out for myself too, wondering how can I rate these books as two extremes)(less)

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Is this book particularly for women to read?

Sheryl No it is a book for anyone who is interested in passion, life, art, erotica.

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