Originally published in by Holt, Reinhardt and Winston, Fear of Flying, the internationally bestselling story of Isadora Wing by Erica Jong, coined a new phrase for a sex act and launched a new way of thinking about gender, sexuality, and liberty in our society. On the 40th anniversary of its initial publication, we, the original publisher, are reissuing this seminal work with a new introduction by /5(). · Fear of Flying by Erica Jong – read the first chapter. ‘There were psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I’d been treated by at least six of them’: so opens Erica Jong’s Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins. Erica Jong (b. ) was raised in New York City, where she first attracted attention as a poet, winning various awards for two volumes of verse published in the early s. But she is best known forher first novel, Fear of Flying, which struck a chord with a country still reeling from the sexual revolution. Though it initially drew controversy for its frank depiction of female sexuality, it has sold more than eighteen Cited by:
In , Erica Jong exploded onto the literary scene with "Fear of Flying," her chronicle of the soul-searching, sensuality-seeking adventures of an intellectual young poet named Isadora Wing. 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. Fear of Flying by Erica Jong - read the first chapter. 'There were psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I'd been treated by at least six of them': so opens Erica Jong's.
Fear of Flying is a 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 year-old poet who has published two books of poetry. Fear of Flying by Erica Jong – read the first chapter. ‘There were psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I’d been treated by at least six of them’: so opens Erica Jong’s. Originally published in by Holt, Reinhardt and Winston, Fear of Flying, the internationally bestselling story of Isadora Wing by Erica Jong, coined a new phrase for a sex act and launched a new way of thinking about gender, sexuality, and liberty in our society. On the 40th anniversary of its initial publication, we, the original publisher, are reissuing this seminal work with a new introduction by Jennifer Weiner.
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