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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Fear of Flyingby Erica Jong
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Originally published in 1973, this uninhibited story of Isadora Wing was a national sensation: fueling fantasies, igniting debates, and even introducing a notorious new phrase to the English language. In The New York Times, Henry Miller compared it to his own classic Tropic of Cancer, predicting, "This book will make literary history, that because of it women are going to find their own voice and give us great sagas of sex, life, joy, and adventure." It went on to sell more than twelve million copies. Today, Fear of Flying is a classic--a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood. Review:"[A] revisit to Fear of Flying feels more familiar than I expected. If the adventures described in Jong's novel decidedly belong to 1973, the tone — confiding and casual, a pell-mell cascade of soul-searching — has stayed with us ever since....Updike thought he saw Chaucer's Wife of Bath in Isadora Wing. Millions of women thought they saw themselves. They could have done worse." Laura Miller, The New York Times Review:"Extraordinary...at once wildly funny and very wise." Los Angeles Times Review:"A picaresque, funny, touching adventure." New York Review of Books Review:"Fear of Flying...belongs to and hilariously extends the tradition of Catcher in the Rye and Portnoy's Complaint." John Updike, New Yorker Review:"It is rare these days to come upon a book written by a woman which is so refreshing, so gay and sad at the same time, and so full of wisdom about the eternal man-woman problem.... This book will make literary history....[B]ecause of it women are going to find their own voice and give us great sagas of sex, life, joy and adventure."Henry Miller, New York Times Review:"It was sex, of course, that made Fear of Flying such a hit, and the book...still has the capacity to make a person reading it on the subway feel suddenly self-conscious.... Fear of Flying is sloppily written and lousy with clichés. But fastidious good taste is not perhaps absolutely essential in a novel." Laura Miller, New York Times Book Review About the AuthorErica Jong is the author of twenty books of poetry, fiction, and memoir. Her most recent essays have appeared in The New York Times Book Review. Currently working on a novel featuring Isadora Wing, the heroine of Fear of Flying, as a woman of a certain age, Erica lives with her husband in New York City and Connecticut. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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