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ISBN 978-0-14-310735-4 $17.00 ($18.00 CAN)
Literature 5 5 /8 x 8 7 /16 464 pp.
Rights: E00 Pub history: NAL pb 978-0-451-20943-6
On sale: 10/29/2013
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“ This book will make literary history,
that because of it women are going to
find their own voice and give us great
sagas of sex, life, joy, and adventure.”
—Henry Miller
“ Transcends being a woman’s book and
becomes a latter-day Ulysses, with a
female Bloom stumbling and groping,
but surviving.” —The Wall Street Journal
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A striking deluxe edition
commemorating the 40th anniversary
of Erica Jong’s groundbreaking classic
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
Cover by Noma Bar
Before Hannah from Girls, Anastasia Steele from Fifty Shades
of Grey, and Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City, there was
Isadora Wing, the uninhibited, outspoken protagonist of Erica
Jong’s revolutionary novel. First published in 1973, Fear of
Flying caused a national sensation, fueling fantasies, igniting
debates about women and sex, and introducing a notorious
phrase to the English language. Forty years later, Isadora’s
honest and exuberant retelling of her sexual adventures—and
misadventures—continues to provoke and inspire, and stands
as an iconic tale of self-discovery, liberation, and womanhood.
With provocative cover art by illustrator Noma Bar, this special
fortieth-anniversary edition will introduce a new generation of
women to Jong’s pioneering novel.
n First time in Penguin Classics
n A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition featuring french flaps and
deckle-edged paper
n Over 12.5 million copies in print in 27 languages, with 6.5 million in print
in the U.S. alone
n November 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the book’s publication
n Visit ericajong.com and follow @ericajong on Twitter
eRiCa Jong is the author of more than twenty works of
fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including What Do Women Want;
Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life; and Sappho’s Leap.
She lives in New York City.
noMa BaR was born in Israel and graduated from the Bezalel
Academy of Art and Design. Based in London, he has illustrated
more than sixty magazine covers and is the author of The Many
Faces of Noma Bar and Negative Space.
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