The Collector, Vol. I

The erotic works of Anaïs Nin started out as a freelance job. To support their bohemian lifestyles, Nin and her writer friends earned a dollar a page writing pornography for an anonymous client. The writers hated The Collector, as they called him, for his repeated instructions to “Concentrate on sex. Leave out the poetry”.

The Collector, a new series of short stories published by jouissance, seeks to pay homage to writers, like Nin, who explored the erotic, the taboo and the connection between jouissance and the creative process. It also honours their chosen, but much maligned, genre. By commissioning some of our favourite female writers to compose erotic short stories, we begin what we hope will be an ever-growing collection of compelling and provocative fiction that will inspire conversation, debate and further creative expression.

Vol.I is comprised of all four short stories: The Rebound by Natasha Stagg, Holds by Julia Armfield, House of the Sleeping Beauty by Emily Wells and Les Mains Négatives by Susanna Davies-Crook.

Four Munken Pure 80gsm paper publications with red Singer Sewn binding. Bound with paper Belly Band. Featuring illustrations by Emma Rose Schwartz. Each booklet measures 138 x 85 mm.