Anna Kavan

Anna Kavan (born April 10, 1901 as Helen Emily Woods, died 1968) was an author. She named herself after a character in one of her books.

Books of hers include

• Asylum Piece (1940)
• Eagle's Nest (1957)
• Ice (1967)
• Julia and the Bazooka (1970)
• A Scarcity of Love (1971)
• Who Are You? (1973)
• Let Me Alone (1974)

She died in 1968 after a long period battling a heroin addiction. Many of her works were published posthumously.