Anaïs Nin published 15 novels, 4 novellas, 5 short story collections, 9 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with House of Incest (1936). The best-known is Delta of Venus (1977).
Updated September 2026
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Delta of Venus
Anaïs Nin's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Winter of Artifice (1939)
The Four-Chambered Heart (1950)
Ladders to Fire (1959)
Cities of the Interior (1961)
The Novel of the Future (1968)
Seduction of the Minotaur (1969)
Anais Nin Reader (1974)
A Woman Speaks (1975)
Henry and June (1986)
A Literate Passion (1987)
Incest (1992)
Incest: From a Journal of Love (Oct 1992)
In Favor of the Sensitive Man, and Other Essays (1994)
Fire: From A Journal of Love (1995)
Children of the Albatross
Novellas in order
House of Incest (1936)
A Spy in the House of Love (1954)
Collages (1964)
Auletris (2020)
Short story collections in order
Under a Glass Bell (1944)
Delta of Venus (1977)
Waste of Timelessness (1977)
Little Birds (1979)
Eros Unbound (2007)
Non-fiction in order
The Diary of Anaïs Nin (1966)
The Journals of Anaïs Nin (1966)
Linotte: The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume 1, 1914-1920 (1978)
The Early Diary of Anais Nin, Volume 4, 1927-1931 (1978)
The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin. Volume Three, 1923-1927 (1983)
Journal of a Wife (1984)
Fire (1995)
Nearer the Moon (1996)
Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1947 (2013)
Other books in order
D.H. Lawrence (1932)
A Photographic Supplement to the Diary of Anais Nin (1974)
A Model and Other Stories (1995)
Film and TV adaptations
- Delta of Venus (1994)Film · from Delta of Venus
- Little Birds (2011)Film · from Little Birds
- Little BirdsTV · from Little Birds
- Henry & June (1990)Film · from Henry and June
About Anaïs Nin
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of the composer Joaquín Nin and the classically trained singer Rosa Culmell. Nin spent her early years in Spain and Cuba, about sixteen years in Paris (1924–1940), and the remaining half of her life in the United States, where she became an established author.
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Anaïs Nin FAQ
- How many books has Anaïs Nin written?
- Anaïs Nin published 15 novels, 4 novellas, 5 short story collections, 9 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Anaïs Nin's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Delta of Venus.
- What is Anaïs Nin's last book?
- Little Birds (1979).
- What is Anaïs Nin's most famous book?
- Delta of Venus (1977) is Anaïs Nin's most widely read book.
- Which Anaïs Nin books have been adapted?
- 3 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Delta of Venus (film, 1994), Little Birds (film, 2011) and Henry and June (as Henry & June, film, 1990).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.