Originally published as part of Anaïs Nin's Little Birds collection, A Model is a psychologically charged erotic novella, exploring the unstable relationship between artistic creation, desire and power.

The story follows a young model drawn into the orbit of an ageing painter whose fascination with her body gradually slips from aesthetic admiration into manipulation and obsession. As with Nin's finest fiction, the eroticism is never simply decorative; it becomes a way of examining performance, projection, vulnerability and the shifting boundaries between muse and maker.

Written in Nin's unmistakably lyrical, interior style, A Model occupies an important place in twentieth-century feminist and erotic literature. While often grouped with her explicitly erotic fiction, the novella is equally compelling as a study of the male gaze, artistic possession and female subjectivity. This Penguin 60s edition offers an accessible introduction to one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial literary voices, perfect for readers interested in modernist fiction, feminist literature and the intersections of art, sexuality and psychology.

Penguin 60s paperback edition. Light shelf wear and minor marks to the covers, with a clean interior and a sound, tightly bound text block.