The Resume

(December 21, 1903-January 14, 1977)
Henry Miller's lover
Wrote 'The Diaries of Anais Nin' (Seven Volumes), 'House of Sex,' 'Under a Glass Ball,' 'Seduction of the Minotaur,' 'A Novel of the Future' and 'The Mystic of Sex and Other Writings'

Why she might be annoying:

She slept with her father.
She lied in her own diaries.
Some prudes find her writings too smutty.
She had many affairs.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her father walked out on her family when she was very young.
She was a talented writer.
She is one of the few writers to successfully write erotica without losing literary merit.
She was in touch with her sexuality.
Her recipe for happiness was: 'mix well the sperm of four men.'
She experimented with bisexuality in 1940.
The Philadelphia College of Art presented her with an honorary doctorate.
She became part of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1974.

Credit: Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• About.com Top 100 Women of History [2009] (Ranked: 46)
• Bigamists/Polygamists
• I Abused LSD
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 1977 (Ranked: 73)
• Joan Rivers Made Fun of My Appearance
• My Book was Parodied in Celebrity Autobiography
• Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 6251-6500 (Ranked: 6326)
• UK Guardian's Helena Frith Powell's Top 10 Sexy French Books (Ranked: 10)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19770114)
• Women Who had Abortions

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 32.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 65.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 57.80% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 213 Votes: 52.58% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 260 Votes: 54.23% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 583 Votes: 52.83% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 214 Votes: 50.0% Annoying