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Fear of Flying is a 1973 novel by Erica Jong.It became controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality, and figured in the development of second-wave feminism.. The novel is written in the first person, narrated by its protagonist, Isadora Zelda White Stollerman Wing, a 29-year-old poet who has published two books of poetry.
Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) 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 award-winning author of 'Fear of Flying' on Jenny Offill, 'Leaves of Grass,' and the Book That Everyone Should Read.
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One of the most frequent complaints was that, of the 100, only 21 were by women. One reviewer desired Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Erica Jong's Fear of Flying, Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale, books by Eudora Welty, Carson McCullers, Willa Cather and Margaret Kennedy.
At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.
While researching 'Bluebird Day,' author Megan Tady learned some valuable lessons from elite athletes. Here, she explains how she applies them to her own life
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