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Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist, satirist, and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism.
Sep 24, 2022 · Sept. 24, 2022. Erica Jong used to spend Sundays in her Connecticut home with her husband, Ken Burrows, a lawyer, but in recent years, the weekend commute became more of an ordeal for the...
Erica Jong - Woman, Author, Icon and... Italophile. Interview with the fearless writer that transcended eras, genders and stereotypes. During our conversation with the feminist icon, we’ve also come to discover the author’s strong ties with the Italian culture, from her love of Dante to her encounter with Umberto Eco. Read the Interview.
Nov 26, 2023 · November 26, 20238:19 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday. Sarah McCammon. 8-Minute Listen. Playlist. Erica Jong's novel, Fear of Flying, broke ground with frank discussions of feminism...
Nov 9, 2023 · 228. By Jane Kamensky. Nov. 9, 2023. Fifty years ago last month, Erica Jong published a debut novel that went on to sell more than 20 million copies. “Fear of Flying,” a book so sexually frank...
Erica’s latest book, Sugar in My Bowl, is an anthology of women writing about sex, has been recently released in paperback. Erica Jong was honored with the United Nations Award for Excellence in Literature. She has also received Poetry magazine's Bess Hokin Prize, also won by W.S. Merwin and Sylvia Plath.
Oct 5, 2013 · By Erica Jong. Purchase. In 1973, Erica Jong was tired of reading about silent, seething housewifes, so she introduced a new kind of female protagonist: a frank young woman who loved sex...
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