Collages is a novel by Anaïs Nin. It was published in 1964. The title describes the style of the structure of the novel and artwork described in the novel. The main character, Renate, grew up in Vienna. She travels with a man named Bruce. They travel together and separately. In one place in the book she encounters him kneeling in front of a Mexican boy. It is not explicitly stated what he is doing, but I got the impression that he was giving him a blow job. In the story line there are pieces of art and articles of clothing that are or could resemble collages. There seems to be connection between the sections of the novel, but the connection is implied. The novel ends with someone reading the opening sentences of the book from a novel that she had written. The style of this novel is more conventional than fiction that I have read by Anaïs Nin, but it still very original. It is a book that can easily be read in one sitting.
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