Erica Jong (born March 26, 1942) is an American author and educator. Born in New York City, Jong was educated at Barnard College. She sometimes reside in Weston, Connecticut.

Her literary works include:

Fiction:

  • 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 & Kisses (1984)
  • Shylock's Daughter (1987): formerly titled Serenissima
  • Inventing Memory (1987)
  • Sappho's Leap (2003)

Non Fiction:
  • Witches (1981,1997,1999)
  • Megan's Two Houses (1984,1996)
  • Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir, The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller (1993)
  • What Do Women Want? Bread Roses Sex Power (1998)

Poetry:
  • Fruits & Vegetables (1971,1997)
  • Half-Lives (1973)
  • Loveroot (1975)
  • At The Edge Of The Body (1979)
  • Ordinary Miracles (1983)
  • Becoming Light: New And Selected (1991)

She received the following awards:
  • Sigmund Freud Award For Literature
  • United Nations Award For Excellence In Literature
  • Poetry Magazine's Bess Hokin Prize
  • Deauville Award For Literary Excellence In France

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