Erica Jong

Even in a time when women are still sexually repressed, Isadora Wing wishes to "fly free" with a man who completes her every fantasy.

A Novel

Fear of Flying

The author of Fear of Flying takes readers back 2,600 years to a fictional chronicle of the life of Sappho, one of the great unsung heroines of Greek literature, whose amorous adventures with both men and women were transformed into some of the most beautiful love poetry ever written. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Sappho's Leap

الخوف من الطيران

Paura di volare

With two marriages and a best-selling novel behind her, Isadora Wing reviews the stages by which her life with Bennett disintegrated and finds genuine love as well as joyous adventure and sex in the never-never land of southern California. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.

How to Save Your Own Life

The groundbreaking #1 New York Times Bestseller—updated for the 50th Anniversary with a New Foreword by Molly Jong-Fast and a New Introduction by Taffy Brodesser-Akner! “The boundary-breaking novel that redefined sexuality.”—O Magazine Isadora Wing is tired. Tired of being psychoanalyzed. Tired of grad school. Tired of fighting with her husband. Tired of having unfulfilled desires. She thinks she knows what she's searching for and how to achieve it. But her quest to engage in no-strings-attached sex quickly shifts into a journey of self-discovery that will leave her questioning her own mind, her ideals, and what she truly wants in life.... Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation. It fueled fantasies, ignited debates, and introduced a notorious new phrase to the English language. Now, after fifty years, this revolutionary novel still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood. “Smart, bold, bracing and, importantly, extremely funny.”—Meg Wolitzer

50th Anniversary Edition

الخوف من الموت

In prose and poetry, the witch is examined as historical reality and as archetype--Halloween hag, full-breasted seductress, natural healer, never without peer, scapegoat, and lingering vestige of a primeval religion--in a study that also features recipes for love potions, formulas for spells, incantations, and stunning full-color artwork. Reprint

Witches

An essential collection of poetry--the best of her creative body of work by the internationally celebrated and bestselling author of Fear of Flying and Any Woman's Blues.

Becoming Light

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"As the afternoon of life looms over Vanessa Wonderman, she watches her parents age, attends doctor appointments with her pregnant daughter, and sits by the hospital bed of her husband, Asher, fifteen years her senior. With her best years as an actress behind her, she's discovering that beginnings are easy, but endings can be hard. Could her fountain of youth fantasies be fulfilled on zipless.com? A site inspired by the writings of her best friend, Isadora Wing, it promises "no strings attached" encounters-and Vanessa is so restless that she's willing to try anything" --

Fear of dying

This is the story of the amorous adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones. Erica Jong is the author of Parachutes and Kisses, How To Save Your Own Life, Serenissima and Fear of Flying.

Fanny

Ce roman est-il à certains égards, comme Henry Miller l'affirme, la contrepartie féminine de son ##Tropique du cancer##, en moins amer et en plus drôle? Il est en tous cas d'une complète sincérité, d'une audacieuse franchise, et son succès aux Etats-Unis indique bien que l'auteur a répondu à une attente, un besoin du public. Thème central: une femme libérée dit son besoin de l'homme. Lecture recommandée aux Juifs, aux psychiatres et aux psychologues, selon Henry Miller. Convient également, à notre avis, au grand public averti. Nombreux passages "crus".

Le Complexe d'Icare

When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening and courageous collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the "excruciating hazards of casual sex," while Gail Collins recounts her Catholic upbringing in Cincinnati and the nuns who passionately forbade her from having "carnal relations." In "Everything Must Go," Jennifer Weiner explores how, in love, the body can play just as big a role as the heart. The octogenarians in Karen Abbott's sharp-eyed piece possess a passion that could give Betty White a run for her money. Molly Jong-Fast reflects on her unconventional upbringing and why a whole generation of young women has rejected "free love" in favor of Bugaboo strollers and Mommy-and-me yoga. Sex, it turns out, can be as fleeting, heavy, mundane, and intense as the rest of life. Indeed, as Jong herself writes in her powerful introduction, "the truth is—sex is life."

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