The Novel Of The Future
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding loose - pages still intact.
A landmark work of literary criticism and creative theory, The Novel of the Future presents Anaïs Nin's passionate argument for a new kind of fiction — one rooted in psychological depth, poetic language, and the inner landscape of human consciousness. Drawing on her own journals, her friendships with writers like Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell, and her deep engagement with psychoanalysis, Nin argues that the novel must move beyond realism and embrace the subjective, the lyrical, and the dreamlike. With the authority of a practicing artist and the conviction of a visionary, she instructs writers to trust intuition and sensation over rigid plot structure, illustrating her ideas with close readings of her own work and that of her contemporaries. The tone throughout is intimate yet intellectual — a rare blend of the confessional and the analytical that mirrors the very aesthetic she champions. Essential reading for writers, artists, and anyone captivated by the intersection of psychology and literary craft, this manifesto remains a bold and enduring call to reimagine what fiction can be.
Author: Anais Nin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Peter Owen · London
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding loose - pages still intact.
A landmark work of literary criticism and creative theory, The Novel of the Future presents Anaïs Nin's passionate argument for a new kind of fiction — one rooted in psychological depth, poetic language, and the inner landscape of human consciousness. Drawing on her own journals, her friendships with writers like Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell, and her deep engagement with psychoanalysis, Nin argues that the novel must move beyond realism and embrace the subjective, the lyrical, and the dreamlike. With the authority of a practicing artist and the conviction of a visionary, she instructs writers to trust intuition and sensation over rigid plot structure, illustrating her ideas with close readings of her own work and that of her contemporaries. The tone throughout is intimate yet intellectual — a rare blend of the confessional and the analytical that mirrors the very aesthetic she champions. Essential reading for writers, artists, and anyone captivated by the intersection of psychology and literary craft, this manifesto remains a bold and enduring call to reimagine what fiction can be.