Erica Jong
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Erica Jong 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.
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I myself hate that old Hemingwayesque paradigm of the writer as prizefighter and I have tried hard to create an alternate one for myself.
"Into the lion's den" in The Guardian (26 October 2000)
Pain is not love. Love flowers; love gives without taking; love is serene and calm.
Becoming Light: Poems New and Selected (1991)
Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye...
Becoming Light: Poems New and Selected (1991)
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Erica Jong 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. The Washington Post said in 2013 that it had sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, while by 2022, The New York Times reported that worldwide sales of the book had increased to over 37 million copies.
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