when I go to read my work at colleges, I find the students reading and discussing contemporary writing by women as if there never had been a time whe… - Erica Jong

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when I go to read my work at colleges, I find the students reading and discussing contemporary writing by women as if there never had been a time when a Distinguished Critic could say "Women can't be writers"-even in jest. I am grateful and glad for that change, but it has not been won without pain.

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About Erica Jong

Erica Jong (born 26 March 1942) is an American author and educator. Born in New York City, Jong graduated from Barnard College in 1963. She is best known for her first novel, Fear of Flying (published in 1973), which created a sensation with its frank treatment of a woman's sexual desires.

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Alternative Names: Erica Mann Jong Erica Mann
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