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JONG, Erica was born on March 26, 1942 in New York, United States. Daughter of Seymour Mann and Eda (Mirsky) Mann.
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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. Â
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(Career, baby and a gloriously liberated love life; sudden...)
Career, baby and a gloriously liberated love life; suddenly single, uninhibited Isadora is besieged by more suitors than she can keep track of: an Orthodox rabbi, a poetic DJ, the son of a famous sex therapist and, finally, Bean, the demonic-Byronic lover she's searched for all her life.
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(Married (again) and divorced (again), Isadora Wing is a s...)
Married (again) and divorced (again), Isadora Wing is a single parent with an adorable daughter, an irritating ex-husband, and a startling assortment of suitors, including Berkeley Sproul III, who is 14 years her junior. Of course their affair is tortuous and sexy, but is it love?
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(Erica Jong reads her dazzling novel in a way that will gi...)
Erica Jong reads her dazzling novel in a way that will give you wings to travel through time. She will lure you to the Venice of today and the Venice in its illustrious past. Hollywood actress Jessica Pruitt, a judge at the Venice Film Festival, senses something mysterious in the air. A captive of Venice wracked with fever and exhaustion, the past and present intermingle and Jessica slips into 16th century Venice to play the greatest role of her life and to experience the sensual love affair she has always been seeking.
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(First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four g...)
First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four generations of remarkable women from a Jewish-American family-their triumphs, tragedies, scandals, and love affairs-as related by Sara Solomon, the youngest of these women. While trying to chronicle their history, the story becomes essentially hers, as she comes to understand the nature of memory, the way all of us both invent and assimilate our ancestors. In learning about the women in her family, Sara discovers how to create her own future.
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(The author of Fear of Flying chronicles the life of Henry...)
The author of Fear of Flying chronicles the life of Henry Miller, drawing on her own six-year friendship with him, as well as his works and correspondence, to discuss Miller's life and writing. 40,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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(Erica Jong's memoir-a national bestseller-was probably th...)
Erica Jong's memoir-a national bestseller-was probably the most wildly reviewed book of 2006. Critics called it everything from "brutally funny," "risqu? and wonderfully unrepentant," and "rowdy, self-deprecating, and endearing" to "a car wreck."* Throughout her book tour, Jong was unflappably funny, and responded to her critics with a hilarious essay on NPR's All Things Considered, which is included in this paperback edition. In addition to prominent review and feature coverage, Jong was a guest on Today and Real Time with Bill Maher. Even Rush Limbaugh flirted with Jong on his radio program: "I think she wants me. I think she's fantasizing about me." Love her, hate her, Jong still knows how to seduce the country and, most important, keep the pages turning.
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(With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear ...)
With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear of Flying explores what it means to be a woman in the 1990s in chapters including ""The Mad Lesbian in the Attic,"" ""Seducing the Muse,"" and ""How I Got to Be the Second Sex."" 150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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(First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four g...)
First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four generations of remarkable women from a Jewish-American family-their triumphs, tragedies, scandals, and love affairs-as related by Sara Solomon, the youngest of these women. While trying to chronicle their history, the story becomes essentially hers, as she comes to understand the nature of memory, the way all of us both invent and assimilate our ancestors. In learning about the women in her family, Sara discovers how to create her own future.
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(Love Comes First is Erica Jong’s long-awaited return to h...)
Love Comes First is Erica Jong’s long-awaited return to her poetic roots! Here is Erica Jong’s first book of all-new poems in more than a decade. Known and beloved for Fear of Flying and her many other books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, Jong expounds on the most eternal, universal topic of all: love. Using brilliant imagery and intense metaphorical insights to paint vivid pictures of love, and all that comes with it—the heights of elation, the depths of sorrow—she covers every inch of the spectrum with her vibrant and insightful words. Perfect for wedding showers, lovers of all ages, and Valentine’s Day, Jong’s trademark trailblazing style and remarkable ability to bridge the gap between literary and popular poetry makes Love Comes First an instant classic. Discover— or discover yet again—the brilliance of Erica Jong.
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(With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear ...)
With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear of Flying explores what it means to be a woman in the 1990s in chapters including ""The Mad Lesbian in the Attic,"" ""Seducing the Muse,"" and ""How I Got to Be the Second Sex."" 150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006017739X/?tag=2022091-20
(Love Comes First is Erica Jong’s long-awaited return to h...)
Love Comes First is Erica Jong’s long-awaited return to her poetic roots! Here is Erica Jong’s first book of all-new poems in more than a decade. Known and beloved for Fear of Flying and her many other books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, Jong expounds on the most eternal, universal topic of all: love. Using brilliant imagery and intense metaphorical insights to paint vivid pictures of love, and all that comes with it—the heights of elation, the depths of sorrow—she covers every inch of the spectrum with her vibrant and insightful words. Perfect for wedding showers, lovers of all ages, and Valentine’s Day, Jong’s trademark trailblazing style and remarkable ability to bridge the gap between literary and popular poetry makes Love Comes First an instant classic. Discover— or discover yet again—the brilliance of Erica Jong.
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(*SIGNED FIRST EDITION* Collector's Edition, from Easton P...)
*SIGNED FIRST EDITION* Collector's Edition, from Easton Press. Hardcover, bound in genuine leather. Brand new and still sealed in plastic wrap.
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JONG, Erica was born on March 26, 1942 in New York, United States. Daughter of Seymour Mann and Eda (Mirsky) Mann.
Bachelor, Barnard College, 1963. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa, City University of New York, 2005.
Faculty, English department City University of New York, 1964-1965, 69-70, overseas division University Maryland, 1967-1969. Member literature panel New York State Council on Arts, 1972-1974. Faculty Breadloaf Writers Conference Middlebury, Vermont, 1982.
Member faculty Saltzburg Seminar, Saltzburg, Austria, 1993, 98.
(Career, baby and a gloriously liberated love life; sudden...)
(With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear ...)
(With intelligence, humor, and candor, the author of Fear ...)
(First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four g...)
(First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four g...)
(Married (again) and divorced (again), Isadora Wing is a s...)
(The 30th Anniversary special! Originally published in 19...)
(Erica Jong--like Isadora Wing, her fictional doppelganger...)
(The author of Fear of Flying chronicles the life of Henry...)
(An essential collection of poetry--the best of her creati...)
( Discovered on the doorstep of a country estate in Wilts...)
(Love Comes First is Erica Jong’s long-awaited return to h...)
(Love Comes First is Erica Jong’s long-awaited return to h...)
(Seducing the Demon has introduced Erica Jong to readers w...)
(Erica Jong reads her dazzling novel in a way that will gi...)
(Erica Jong's memoir-a national bestseller-was probably th...)
(*SIGNED FIRST EDITION* Collector's Edition, from Easton P...)
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Author: (poems) Fruits and Vegetables, 1971, reissued edition, 1997, Half Lives, 1973, Loveroot, 1975, At the Edge of the Body, 1979, Ordinary Miracles, 1983, Becoming Light: Poems New and Selected, 1992. (novels) Fear of Flying, 1973, How to Save Your Own Life, 1977, Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones, 1980, Parachutes and Kisses, 1984, Love Comes First, 2009, Serenissima, 1987 (reissued as Shylock's Daughter, 1995), Any Woman's Blues, 1990, Inventing Memory, 1998, Sappho's Leap, 2003, (poetry and non-fiction) Witches, 1981, reissued edition, 1997, (juvenile) Megan's Book of Divorce, 1984 (reissued as Megan's Two Houses, 1995), (memoir) The Devil at Large, 1993, What Do Women Want?, 1998, Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life, 2006. (autobiography) Fear of Fifty, 1994.
Composer lyrics: Zipless: Songs of Abandon from the Erotic Poetry of Erica Jong, 1995, (fiction) Inventing Memory, 1997.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Authors Guild United States of America (council since 1975, president 1991-1993), Poets and Writers Board, Writers Guild American-West, Poetry Society of America (Alice Faye di Castagnola award 1972), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Michael Werthman, 1963 (divorced 1965). Married Allan Jong (divorced September 1975). Married Jonathan Fast, December 1977 (divorced January 1983).
1 child, Molly; Married Kenneth David Burrows, August 5, 1989.