Erica Jong

Birth: 1942-03-26 , Nova Iorque

Erica Mann Jong is an American writer and novelist, known for her novels that explore female sexuality, independence, and the complexities of relationships. Her most famous work, "Fear of Flying", published in 1973, caused controversy and commercial success by depicting a woman's sexual life with unusual frankness for the time. Jong is an important figure in feminist literature.

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As a seasoned insomniac, I knew sometimes the way to beat sleeplessness was to outwit it: to pretend you didn't care about sleeping. Then sometimes sleep became piqued, like a rejected lover, and crept up to try to seduce you.

Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth) I vowed to give up sex, bacon, and air travel if I ever made it back to terra firma in one piece.

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

Men and women, women and men—it will never work.

Allow me to put the record straight. I am 46 and have been for some years past.

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.

Beware of the man who denounces women writers; his penis is tiny and he cannot spell.

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Erica Jong was born in New York. She graduated from Barnard College and obtained a master's degree in English literature from Columbia University. She began her career writing poetry, publishing her first book of poems, "Fruits & Vegetables", in 1971. Her debut novel, "Fear of Flying", was a bestseller and catapulted her to fame, making her an icon of the second wave of feminism. Jong continued to write novels, including "How to Save Your Own Life", "The Golden Fleece", and "Witches". In addition to fiction, she has also written essays, memoirs, and children's books. Her work frequently addresses themes of sexual freedom, female identity, and the search for self-acceptance. Erica Jong remains active as a writer and commentator, maintaining her influential voice in contemporary literature.