Known and beloved for fear of flying and her many other books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, jong. Author and editor, erica jong, presents us with 29 essays, poems, short stories, and cartoons exploring a wide range of sexuality and sex issues in sugar in my bowl. Poet, novelist, and essayist, the legendary erica jongwhose novel fear of flying opened eyes and broke down wallsoffers us a provocative collection of essays about sex from some of the most respected female authors writing today. Sugar in my bowl by erica jong overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sugar in my bowl read online free book by erica jong in. Molly jongfast reflects on her unconventional upbringing and why a whole generation of young women have rejected free love in favor of bugaboo strollers and mommyandme yoga. Erica jong is a poet, novelist, and essayist, best known for her eight new york times bestselling novels, including fear of flying which has sold twentysix million copies in more than forty languages and fear of fifty ms. Jun 01, 2011 her latest, the anthology sugar in my bowl. Erica jong is the author of eight novelsincluding fear of flyingsix books of poetry, and several works of nonfiction. Poet, novelist, and essayist, the legendary erica jongwhose novel fear of flying opened eyes and broke down wallsoffers us a provocative collection of. From guernica when i was fourteen years old, i decided it was time to lose my virginity.
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Exploring what women really want, a collection of essays that delves into the realm of female desire features contributions from prominent female writers, journalists, and thinkers. Erica jong is a poet, novelist, and essayist, best known for her eight new york times bestselling novels, including fear of flying which has sold twentysix million copies in more than forty languages and fear of fifty. According to washington post, it has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of secondwave feminism. Erica jongsugar in my bowlreal women write about real. In this eyeopening collection, erica jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Fear of flying author erica jong is a keynote speaker about writing, womens issues, sexuality, women in america, editor sugar in my bowl, jewish interest. Jul 04, 2011 if duende, the source of inspiration that lorca sets out to champion in his essay at the expense of the muse, is in sum, the spirit of the earth, a force linking body and soil through a struggle akin to death, then the muse is a force that speaks to the head and inspires art that is, in the words most negative senses, cerebral and highminded. Sugar in my bowl by erica jong read online on bookmate. Real women write about real sex kindle edition by jong, erica. Sugar in my bowl, the title taken from a raunchy blues song made famous by bessie smith and nina simone, shows the great.
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Sugar in my bowl, an anthology of women writing about sex, edited by erica jong, will be released in paperback on june 26 critics have called the collection a fierce and refreshingly frank. Fear of flying is currently being made into a movie. Jan 31, 2009 erica jong reads two selections from her first book of all new poems in more than a decade. Mar 09, 2011 erica jong s original story kiss concludes the book. Sugar in my bowl, the title taken from a raunchy blues song made famous by bessie smith and nina simone, shows the great diversity of the way. Poet, novelist, and essayist, the legendary erica jongwhose nove.
Sex, it turns out, can be as fleeting, heavy, mundane, and intense as the rest of life. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Erica jong reads two selections from her first book of all new poems in more than a decade. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sugar in my bowl. July 5, 2011 a roster of female writers ruminate on sex encounters of the good, the bad and the wishihad variety in sugar in my bowl, edited by erica jong. Getting intimate with erica jong interview magazine. Real women write about real sex in sugar in my bowl. Sugar in my bowl erica jong ebook harpercollins publishers.
The approaches to the stilltaboo topic of feminine sexualityat least, for women writers seeking approbation from the literary establishment. Fear of flying, erica jongs first and most famous novel published in 1973, blew conventional thinking about women, marriage and sexuality out of the water, selling over 37 million copies and being translated into over 45 languages including chinese and arabic. Erica jong, stop hectoring us about sex the globe and mail. In her introduction, jong raises a lot of great points about the genderbased double standards when it comes to writing about sex. In the free, unfettered spirit of the bitch in the house, sugar in my bowl explores the bedroom lives of women with daring, wit, intelligence, and candor. Fear of flying 1973 first published novel, but not first book. Erica jong persuades some writerly women to tell their. Sugar in my bowl real women write about real sex book. Erica jongs original story kiss concludes the book. Jong is also the author of seven awardwinning collections of poetry. Yet jongs own blurring of lines makes her subtitle, real women write about real sex, seem something like false advertising. I was initially intrigued by sugar in my bowl, a collection of essays edited by erica jong, because of its premise.
I need a little sugar in my bowl, i need a little hot dog, on my roll i can stand a bit of loving, oh so bad, i feel so funny, i feel so sad. Jun, 2011 author and editor, erica jong, presents us with 29 essays, poems, short stories, and cartoons exploring a wide range of sexuality and sex issues in sugar in my bowl. Jul 28, 2011 jong cites the power of fantasy to justify the inclusion of fiction, along with nonfiction, in sugar in my bowl. Reading sugar in my bowl offers a rare opportunity to peer in on a breadth of intimate sexual experiences, a wide variety of motivations, and problems and desires you never knew existedas well as the little thrill of stumbling upon a story that sounds like your own. 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.