Erica Jong Book order

Fear of Flying has sold over 26 million copies worldwide. It's a novel that has transcended place and time. Erica Jong is at the forefront of cultural debate and about to grab the zeitgeist by the throat once more.

Four decades ago, Erica Jong revolutionized the way we look at love, marriage and sex. Her world-wide bestseller, FEAR OF FLYING opened the doors for writers from Jennifer Weiner to Lena Dunham. Now she does it again by giving us powerful, new perspective on the next phase of women's lives. Full of the sly humor, deep wisdom and poignancy we know from her poetry, fiction and essays, she delivers the novel women everywhere have been waiting for... FEAR OF DYING 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 is a daring and delightful look at what it really takes to be human and female in the 21st century. Wildly funny and searingly honest, it is a story for everyone who has ever been shaken and changed by love.

When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening 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." 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 have 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 states in her powerful introduction: "the truth is--sex is life."--From publisher description.

Strhující dobrodružný milostný román nás přenáší do doby vzdálené více než 2 600 let, kdy se na řeckém ostrově Lesbos narodila Sapfo, do dnešních dnů známá jako autorka erotické poezie. Na počátku tohoto příběhu se básnířka stala předmětem sázky mezi bohy: zatímco Zeus prohlašuje, že Sapfo své nadání promarní, jakmile se zamiluje do smrtelného muže, Afrodita je přesvědčená, že Sapfo je hodna toho, aby byla navždy uctívána jako největší básnířka. Výjimečná Sapfo během svého putování tehdy známým světem prožívá intenzivní milostné vztahy s muži i ženami. Fikce, mystika, historická fakta, básně a touha se splétají do působivého díla o fascinující ženě, která – ač se stýkala s tyrany, faraony, umělci, Amazonkami, kněžkami i Kentaury – nikdy nepřestala hledat a oslavovat opravdovou lásku.

Originally published in 1973, the groundbreaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation. It fueled fantasies, ignited debates, and even introduced a notorious new phrase to the English language. Now, after thirty years, the revolutionary novel known as Fear of Flying still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood.

'Sappho's Leap' is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known.

Súbor príťažlivých, nekonvenčných, odvážnych až provokatívnych (u nás dvojnásobne) esejí a zamyslení týkajúcich sa sexu, partnerstva, vzťahu matka-dcéra, ale aj politiky, účinkovania Billa Clintona vo funkcii prezidenta a jeho erotických avantúr, no i tvorby a postavenia spisovateľa. V zornom poli autorky je mnoho mužov, no najmä sú v ňom výrazné typy žien. Živých (Hillary Clintonová), už nežijúcich (Anaïs Ninová, princezná Diana...) i žijúcich v literatúre, v čitateľoch, prípadne v spomienkach na škandály (Nabokovova Lolita, Brontëovej Jana Eyrová).

Memoáre v polčase života Po básňach a románoch, z ktorých Strach z lietania bol preložený aj do slovenčiny, napísala americká spisovateľka Erica Jong okolo svojej päťdesiatky akúsi bilanciu či memoáre. Opisuje v nich príchod prarodičov do USA, svoje detstvo v New Yorku, obdobie štúdií, búrlivé 60. a 70. roky, rozumnejšie 80. a 90. roky až po svoje abrahámoviny. Okrem súkromného, ba priam intímneho života sa autorka vtipne a originálne zamýšľa nad materstvom, premenami úlohy ženy v americkej spoločnosti, manželstvom a partnerstvom až po aj dnes veľmi aktuálny kult mladosti a popieranie starnutia. A navyše zabŕdne aj do dejín americkej literatúry.

Pubblicato per la prima volta negli Stati Uniti nel 1973, "Paura di volare" ha destato da subito scalpore, alimentando le fantasie dei lettori e infiammando il dibattito sul sesso e le donne. John Updike ha scritto che Isadora Wing "riserva al corpo maschile più parole gentili di ogni altro autore dai tempi di Fanny Hill". Il racconto esuberante e sincero delle avventure, e disavventure, sessuali di Isadora, con le sue osservazioni penetranti su matrimonio, maternità e ambizione, continua oggi a provocare e ispirare, restando un'icona della scoperta di sé e dell'emancipazione femminile. Prefazione di Lidia Ravera. Postfazione di Mario Andreose.