Fire: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (full title Fire: From A Journal of Love: the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1934–1937)) is a 1995 book that is based upon material excerpted from the unpublished diaries of Anais Nin. It corresponds temporally to part of Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban author, based at first in France and later in the United States, who published her journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death, her erotic literature, and short stories...

's published diaries, but consists mostly of material about her love life that was too sensitive or secret to publish in her lifetime or in that of others involved.

This book is especially notable for her account and her understanding of female sexuality, as well as human nature in general.

Plot summary

She continues her marriage with Hugh Parker Guiler

Hugh Parker Guiler

Hugh Parker Guiler also known as Ian Hugo was Anaïs Nin's husband from 1923 until her death in 1977, and a skilled engraver and filmmaker in his own right.-Biography:...

 and her literary and sexual relationship with Henry Miller

Henry Miller

Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of 'novel' that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is...

. Both these follow her to New York and win her back from Otto Rank

Otto Rank

Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst, writer, teacher and therapist. Born in Vienna as Otto Rosenfeld, he was one of Sigmund Freud's closest colleagues for 20 years, a prolific writer on psychoanalytic themes, an editor of the two most important analytic journals, managing director of Freud's...

. She returns to Paris and eventually gives up practicing psychoanalysis. She feels over dependent on Henry and continues to take love where she finds it. She begins a very passionate affair with the wildly romantic but irresponsible Peruvian, Gonzalo Moré.