American writers in Paris: Anaïs Nin - Houseboat - ; James Baldwin - Equal in Paris -

Abstract

“Houseboat” is the initial short story in a collection entitled Under a Glass Bell, published in 1944 by Anaïs Nin. It presents us with the complex relationship the artist carries on with Paris – a relationship made of both attraction and repulsion. It also gives us an insight into the realm of fancy and the artist's fantasy.