The Art of Guilt and Self-Division: Anaïs Nin’s A Spy in the House of Love

Anaïs Nin’s semi-autobiographical novel, A Spy in the House of Love (1954), subjectivizes the physical experience of a wife’s infidelities while personifying the mental terrors of her guilt by means of a male figure: The Lie Detector. Embarked on a tournée of self-discovery, Sabina is an offstage a...

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Main Author: Francisco Jose Cortes Vieco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2021-06-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/78045