thumb|First edition (1944)
Under a Glass Bell, originally published in 1944 and subsequently published with several more editions, was the first book by Anaïs Nin to gain attention from the literary establishment. It was published by Nin's own printing press, which she named Gemor Press.
The book is a collection of short stories, with topics ranging from diary keeping ("The Labyrinth"), to life in Paris ("Houseboat"), to a late-term abortion ("The Birth").
Publication history
The first edition of the book contained 8 short stories and a foreword, written in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
In 2002 Alissa Levy Caiano produced a short film called 'The All-Seeing' based on Nin's short story of the same name Under a Glass Bell.