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Erica Jong


Born
in New York, New York, The United States
March 26, 1942

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Erica Jong—novelist, poet, and essayist—has consistently used her craft to help provide women with a powerful and rational voice in forging a feminist consciousness. She has published 21 books, including eight novels, six volumes of poetry, six books of non-fiction and numerous articles in magazines and newspapers such as the New York Times, the Sunday Times of London, Elle, Vogue, and the New York Times Book Review.

In her groundbreaking first novel, Fear of Flying (which has sold twenty-six million copies in more than forty languages), she introduced Isadora Wing, who also plays a central part in three subsequent novels—How to Save Your Own Life, Parachutes and Kisses, and Any Woman's Blues. In her three historical novels—Fanny, Shylock's
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Average rating: 3.52 · 43,897 ratings · 4,693 reviews · 127 distinct worksSimilar authors
Fear of Flying

3.47 avg rating — 22,028 ratings — published 1973 — 200 editions
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Fear of Dying

3.13 avg rating — 2,154 ratings — published 2015 — 46 editions
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How to Save Your Own Life

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3.61 avg rating — 1,691 ratings — published 1977 — 61 editions
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Sappho's Leap

3.56 avg rating — 1,442 ratings — published 2003 — 34 editions
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Fanny: Being the True Histo...

3.79 avg rating — 1,285 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions
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Sugar in My Bowl: Real Wome...

3.31 avg rating — 823 ratings — published 2011 — 21 editions
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Seducing the Demon: Writing...

3.71 avg rating — 709 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions
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Parachutes & Kisses

3.49 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 1984 — 36 editions
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Witches

3.90 avg rating — 596 ratings — published 1981 — 21 editions
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Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Me...

3.54 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 1994 — 49 editions
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“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
Erica Jong

“I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....”
Erica Jong

“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”
Erica Jong, Fear of Flying

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