New Releases by Erica Jong

Feministisk klassiker och en av 1970-talets mest omdebatterade romaner »Boken som startade allt av kvinnan som startade allt. Nödvändig läsning för alla kvinnor som vill se sig själva som intellektuellt och sexuellt levande. Lika aktuell i dag som när den skrevs.« Naomi Wolf Isadora Wing, en journalist från New York, reser tillsammans med sin man Bennet till Wien för att delta i en konferens för psykoanalytiker. Väl där träffar hon den brittiske psykologen Adrian, som hon genast känner sig attraherad av. Utan att göra några särskilda försök att dölja det inleder Isadora en affär med Adrian, och inom henne väcks en allt starkare lust att bryta sig fri. När konferensen är över väljer Isadora att lämna Bennet och i stället följa med Adrian tillbaka till London. Det blir början på deras gemensamma resa genom Europa, en för Isadora känslomässig resa som får minnen av gamla relationer att komma till ytan igen, såväl som rädslor och begär och inte minst den komplexa relationen till hennes egen kropp. Rädd att flyga publicerades första gången 1973 och blev en omedelbar sensation. I dess kölvatten uppstod en intensiv debatt om kvinnor och sexualitet, som har gett ekon långt in i vår tid. I översättning av Annika Preis. ERICA JONG [1942] är en amerikansk författare och poet. Mest känd är hon för romanen Rädd att flyga [1973], som har sålt i över 20 miljoner exemplar och som haft stor betydelse för den andra vågens feminism. »Den här boken kommer att skriva litteraturhistoria.« Henry Miller

The groundbreaking #1 New York Times Bestseller—updated for the 50th Anniversary with a New Foreword by Molly Jong-Fast and a New Introduction by Taffy Brodesser-Akner! “The boundary-breaking novel that redefined sexuality.”—O Magazine Isadora Wing is tired. Tired of being psychoanalyzed. Tired of grad school. Tired of fighting with her husband. Tired of having unfulfilled desires. She thinks she knows what she''s searching for and how to achieve it. But her quest to engage in no-strings-attached sex quickly shifts into a journey of self-discovery that will leave her questioning her own mind, her ideals, and what she truly wants in life.... Originally published in 1973, the ground-breaking, uninhibited story of Isadora Wing and her desire to fly free caused a national sensation. It fueled fantasies, ignited debates, and introduced a notorious new phrase to the English language. Now, after fifty years, this revolutionary novel still stands as a timeless tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood. “Smart, bold, bracing and, importantly, extremely funny.”—Meg Wolitzer

Che cosa è successo a Isadora una volta uscita dalla vasca? Ha imparato finalmente a volare? Tre anni dopo le vicende di Paura di volare, Erica Jong riprende in questo libro la storia della protagonista. Con due matrimoni e un romanzo di successo alle spalle, Isadora è ora più matura, più saggia e in un certo senso più infelice. Questa volta la sua odissea non la conduce in Europa, ma in California, dove incontra una grande varietà di squali, furfanti e illusi. Uno a uno vengono esplorati e distrutti i miti della fama, di Hollywood e della sperimentazione sessuale, per arrivare alla conclusione che è necessario e possibile salvarsi la vita. Isadora troverà la strada per farlo, travolgendo lettrici e lettori in un torrente brioso e stravagante di parole.

Affrontare i cinquant'anni: come indicare a una generazione di donne la strada da percorrere? Erica Jong lo fa con l'unica risposta possibile: la storia della sua vita. Dall'emancipazione da una famiglia soffocante alle battaglie per difendere i propri diritti fino ai retroscena del grande successo di Paura di volare. E poi i quattro matrimoni, gli uomini conosciuti, amati e abbandonati. Elegantemente in bilico tra confessione, romanzo e manifesto, Erica Jong rilegge con lucidità implacabile gli eventi che l'hanno formata come donna e come scrittrice, affrontando la conclamata ed esorcizzata paura della mezza età. Pubblicato nel 1994 e divenuto un best seller internazionale, Paura dei cinquanta ha riacceso il dibattito sull'identità femminile messa alla prova dal passare del tempo. Ancora oggi ci mostra come si può guardare alla seconda parte della propria vita con la stessa intrepida fierezza della gioventù, ma con maggiore intelligenza, equanimità e affetto.

The iconic, bestselling author delivers her first book in ten years-and the sequel to the groundbreaking novel, Fear of Flying

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. Watch the trailer for this book:

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.

Erica Jong''s two rules of writing are "never cut funny" and "keep the pages turning." And Jong delivers in these twenty-six essays, coupling frank and risqu? stories about her own life with provocative pieces on her passion for politics, literature, Italy, and-yes-sex. Originally published in 1998, this updated edition features four new essays. What Do Women Want? offers a startlingly original look at where women are-and where they need to be in the twenty-first century: Are women better off today than they were twenty-five years ago? Has burning pre-nup agreements become the new peak of romance? Why do our greatest women writers too often get dissed and overlooked? Why do powerful women scare men? And who is the perfect man? How does the mother-daughter relationship influence cycles of feminism and backlash? Will Hillary become president? What is sexy?

A tale of addiction and narcissism—the twin obsessions of our age. World-famous folk singer Leila Sand emerged from the sixties and seventies with addictions to drugs and booze. Leila''s latest addiction is to a younger man who leaves her sexually ecstatic but emotionally bereft. The orgasmic frenzies trump the betrayals, so she keeps coming back for more. Eventually, Leila frees herself by learning the rules of love, the Twelve Steps, and the Key to Serenity in an odyssey that takes her from AA meetings to dens of sin, parties with "names" worth dropping, and unforgettable gondola rides. Jong has given us a poignant exploration of life, art, and the complexities of womanhood.

Seducing the Demon has introduced Erica Jong to readers who hadn''t been born when Fear of Flying was published in 1973. Now one of her finest works of nonfiction -and a New York Times bestseller-is back in print with a new afterword. In Fear of Fifty, a New York Times bestseller when first published in 1994, Erica Jong looks to the second half of her life and "goes right to the jugular of the women who lived wildly and vicariously through Fear of Flying" (Publishers Weekly), delivering highly entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and motherhood. "What Jong calls a midlife memoir is a slice of autobiography that ranks in honesty, self-perception and wisdom with [works by] Simone de Beauvoir and Mary McCarthy," wrote the Sunday Times (U.K.). "Although Jong''s memoir of a Jewish American princess is wittier than either."

In Conversations with Erica Jong one of the most popular and controversial of contemporary writers has her say. She was already an established poet when she published Fear of Flying (1973), but the novel''s sensational reception came to overshadow all her work. In interviews from 1973 to 2001, Jong relates the extra-ordinary experience she gained as a pioneer of sexual writing from a female point of view. With equal attention to the art of fiction and poetry, she yields her views on the literary scene and on the place of poetry in American society. Among the highlights of the book is Jong''s account of the publication of Fear of Flying and its remarkable, best-seller rise. Cast into the role of spokesperson for feminism in the seventies, she has continued to represent her generation of women. In several conversations, she talks about the tensions within feminism over the decades. Jong''s fame has been deeply branded by the notoriety associated with sex. She speaks for all women writers who have addressed sexual topics and who have suffered retaliation. She tells the story of the struggle to keep writing honestly when the public''s perception of one''s work has made one a target. She describes the difficulty of escaping categories created by the media and the critical community and the frustration of living in the shadow of one notorious best-seller. In Jong''s writing, humor is a constant, and one of the pleasures of reading these conversations is her abundant wit. Conversations with Erica Jong reveals the writer to be funny, articulate, and passionately committed to her art. Charlotte Templin is the author of Feminism and the Politics of Literary Reputation: The Example of Erica Jong. Her work has appeared in American Studies, The Missouri Review, and Centennial Review.

Il y a un quart de siècle, Erica Jong faisait scandale en affirmant, avec une superbe insolence et une absolue sincérité, la liberté sexuelle de la femme. Mais qu''en reste-t-il, passée la grande époque du féminisme militant, et la cinquantaine atteinte ? " Nous ne savons plus quoi faire de nous une fois privées de notre jeunesse et de nos attraits. " Ce constat mélancolique, des millions de femmes peuvent le partager. Heureusement, l''auteur de Nana Blues n''est pas du genre à se complaire dans la lamentation... Reparcourant son enfance, ses amours, sa carrière, et du même coup trois ou quatre décennies d''évolution de la condition féminine, elle dit son refus de devenir la victime expiatoire d''une modernité sournoisement sexiste, de se sentir bannie de la vie et de l''enthousiasme. Elle s''emploie à inventer une nouvelle façon d''être femme, avec une sagesse à la fois drôle et sereine revigorante. Une confession fleuve, une mise à nu totale, violente, désordonnée, émouvante. Danièle Mazingarbe, Madame Figaro. L''humour dévastateur qui lui a fait démonter les tabous en série est toujours là. Quoi qu''en dise le titre, Erica Jong n''a pas peur de grand-chose. Martine Trittoleno, Libération.

Best-selling author Erica Jong turns her attention to the fantastical and factual world of witchcraft, exploring the figure of the witch both as historical reality and as archetype. On page after page filled with magical illustrations by Joseph A. Smith, Jong spins tales in poetry and prose, even providing recipes for love potions and magic spells.

The book begins with a question: Why Henry Miller? "Miller remains among the most misunderstood of writers - seen either as a pornographer or a guru, a sexual enslaver or a sexual liberator, a prophet or a pervert. All the questions his life and oeuvre raise about the role of the writer in society, the impact of books on sexual politics, the impact of sexual politics on books, the threat of censorship to free speech and written expression are, unfortunately, as fresh today as they ever were". Part biography, part memoir, part critical study, part exploration of sexual politics in our time, The Devil at Large is an event: a book that promises to rescue Miller from the facile charges of misogyny, anti-Semitism, and titillation that have been lobbed at him over the years, and brilliantly captures the exuberance, audacity, and energy that defined his life and art. More than that, it is a reunion between a young writer and her mentor. In 1974, while Fear of Flying was still a relatively obscure first novel, Erica Jong received an enthusiastic fan letter from Henry Miller, then an old man of eighty-three. Miller credited himself with "discovering" Jong, and his faithful correspondence guided her through a year of enormous change. The two writers - chastised and celebrated for their lusty prose, accused of conflating autobiography with fiction in their respective generations - found they were kindred spirits, and began a friendship that would last until Miller''s death in 1980. "Make it all up!" was Miller''s appeal to Jong to become his biographer. But in reexamining Miller, Jong has not had to fictionalize. She has imparted a deeper understanding of a life whose dramatic particulars have longsince been mythologized, dramatized, and cannibalized by those in search of a lusty life story. Jong puts the works, the letters, the loves through a prism that clarifies the creative impulse, making this slim book a quintessential chronicle of a writer''s life and a mirror of our own times. "Always the flesh and the vision together", Anais Nin said of Miller. The Devil at Large asks its readers to look anew at these elements and come to a new appreciation of a twentieth-century visionary and prophet.

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,"