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Fear of Flying is a 1973 novel by Erica Jong. It became controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality, and figured in the development of second-wave feminism. The novel is written in the first person, narrated by its protagonist, Isadora Zelda White Stollerman Wing, a 29-year-old poet who has published two books of poetry.
Nov 4, 2003 · The groundbreaking #1 New York Times Bestseller—updated for the 50th Anniversary with a New Foreword by Molly Jong-Fast and a New Introduction by Taffy Brodesser-Akner! “The boundary-breaking novel that redefined sexuality.”—O Magazine. Isadora Wing is tired. Tired of being psychoanalyzed.
- Erica Jong
Oct 8, 2013 · Hardcover – Deckle Edge, October 8, 2013. by Erica Jong (Author), Jennifer Weiner (Introduction) 3.9 1,398 ratings. See all formats and editions. The 40th anniversary reissue of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Fear of Flying, with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner.
- Erica Jong
Nov 9, 2023 · “Fear of Flying,” a book so sexually frank that you may have found it hidden in your mother’s underwear drawer, broke new ground in the explicitness of writing by and for women.
Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation. It fueled fantasies, ignited debates, and introduced a notorious new phrase to the English language.
Nov 21, 2023 · Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation. It fueled fantasies, ignited debates, and introduced a...
Nov 4, 2003 · Originally published in 1973, this uninhibited story of Isadora Wing was a national sensation: fueling fantasies, igniting debates, and even introducing a notorious new phrase to the English language. In "The New York Times," Henry Miller compared it to his own classic "Tropic of Cancer," predicting, "This book will make literary history, that ...
First published in 1973, Fear of Flying caused a national sensation, fueling fantasies, igniting debates about women and sex, and introducing a notorious phrase to the English language. Forty years later, Isadora’s honest and exuberant retelling of her sexual adventures—and misadventures—continues to provoke and inspire, and stands as an ...
When I started Fear of Flying I thought that maybe I'd finally found one. I read it because a week or so earlier I'd read Jong's book on Henry Miller, The Devil at Large, and learned that Miller apparently saw Fear of Flying as the female-authored version of Tropic of Cancer.
- Erica Jong
Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation. It fueled fantasies, ignited debates, and introduced a notorious new phrase to the English language.
