Fear of Flying - Softcover

Jong, Erica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451079701 ISBN 13: 9780451079701

Publisher: Signet, 1974

Synopsis

Thirty years--and over twelve million copies--later, the revolutionary, uninhibited classic that created a national sensation still stands as a timeless #1 "New York Times bestselling tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

The modern classic that changed the way we thought about sex: Isadora Wing just wants to be free to find the perfect, guiltless, zipless sexual encounter, and pursues this ideal across two continents.

About the Author

Erica Jong is the author of nineteen books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, including Fear of Flying, which has more than 18 million copies in print worldwide. Her most recent essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, and she is a frequent guest on television talk shows. Currently working on a novel featuring Isadora Wing—the heroine of Fear of Flying—as a woman of a certain age, Erica and her lawyer husband live in New York City and Connecticut. Her daughter, Molly Jong-Fast, is also an author.

Erica Jong left a Ph.D. program at Columbia to write her ground-breaking novel Fear of Flying, published in 1973. Jong is the author of numerous award-winning books of poetry and novels including Fanny, How to Save Your Own Life, Parachutes and Kisses, Any Woman’s Blues, and the forthcoming Sappho’s Leap. She is also the author of the memoir Fear of Fifty. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451079701
• ISBN 13: 9780451079701
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 305