![]() Becoming Light: New and Selected (1991)Ĩ. Martin's Press as well as other editions worldwide.Ħ. COMING SOON (September, 2015): FEAR OF DYING, a novel by Erica Jong. Sappho's Leap (2003) The story of Sappho who invented love poetry 2600 years ago, loved men, loved women, was imitated by all.ĩ. Inventing Memory (1997) The generations of Jewish women in America and how they triumphed. Any Woman's Blues (1990) Leila is a wonderful artist and love junkie-with very young untalented actor boyfriend. Jong : I think that we live the present through the filter of the past all the time. Shylock's Daughter (formerly Serenissima) (1987) Shakespearian Fantasy set in Venice. Parachutes & Kisses (1984) Isadora divorced and FREE? Maybe.ĥ. Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones (1980) What if Tom Jones had been a woman-18th century picaresque romp!Ĥ. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. ![]() She falls madly in love with Josh & moves to Malibu, CA. Erica Jong (ne Mann born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. Career A 1963 graduate of Barnard College, and with an M.A. ![]() How to Save Your Own Life (1977) Isadora & Bennett break up. Erica Jong is an American author and teacher best known for her fiction and poetry. EJ published 2 books of poetry with Holt, Fruits & Vegetables, 1971, and Half-Lives, 1973.Ģ. Jongs book joined a roster of best-sellers that included Sue Kaufmans Diary of a Mad Housewife (1967), Anne Roiphes Up the Sandbox (1970), Lois Goulds Such. Her novel Fear of Flying celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2013, and has sold over 27 million copies. Fear of Flying (1973) First published novel, but not first book. Erica Jong is a poet, novelist and nonfiction writer with more than 24 books published. 25 Famous Women on OrgasmsOn faking it, demanding one, and using creative tactics. Other books by ERICA JONG are being adapted for television and film.ġ. Other editions will follow in Germany, France, China, Turkey, the U.K and markets worldwide.įear of Flying is currently being made into a movie. Martin’s Press in the U.S and by Bompiani in Italy. Fear of Flying has just celebrated its 40th Anniversary with new editions in many languages.ĮRICA JONG’s forthcoming novel, FEAR OF DYING will appear on September 8th, 2015 from St. Her first novel Fear of Flying, never out of print, has sold 27 million copies from the U.S.A and Europe to Russia, Turkey, China, Japan, Korea and the rest of Asia. The author of nonfiction memoirs, Jong has published Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir (1996) and Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life (2006).ERICA JONG is a poet, novelist and essayist whose works have been influential all over the world. Lawrence, and poet Muriel Rukeyser noted the “joyful agility” of Jong’s poems in Half-Lives. Critic and poet Jay Parini compared her poetry to that of Sappho, Walt Whitman, and D.H. With her worldwide success Fear of Flying, the New Yorker Erica Jong inspired the sexual liberation of women. Her poetry explores female sexuality and often focuses on the role of women in contemporary society her poems reveal humor, understanding, and a thorough knowledge of her literary predecessors. An actress travels back in time to Venice and has a passionate affair with William Shakespeare, in this novel by a 1 New York Timesbestselling author. Her other notable works include Shylock’s Daughter (1987) and Seducing the Demon (2006). Author whose debut novel, Fear of Flying, became known for its frank sexual content. She is mentioned in the Bob Dylan song, Highlands. Her first collection was Fruits and Vegetables (1971), followed by Half-Lives (1973), Loveroot (1975), At the Edge of the Body (1979), Ordinary Miracles (1983), Becoming Light: New and Selected Poems (1991), Love Comes First (2009), and The World Began With Yes (2019). Erica Jong was born on the 26th of March, 1942. However, Jong is also an established poet. She is perhaps best known for her novels, which include Fear of Flying (1973), Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones (1980), and Parachutes and Kisses (1984). She earned a BA from Barnard College and attended graduate school at Columbia University, where she earned an MA in 18th-century literature. Novelist and essayist Erica Jong grew up in New York City.
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