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Arts & Literature
Erica Jong
b. 1942Manhattan, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Fear of Flying
Biography
Fear of Flying; feminist literary icon; Manhattan Italian-Jewish heritage through father Seymour Mann (born Weisman); coined the term zipless fuck. Fear of Flying (1973) sold 20M+ copies; transformed women's literary fiction
Notable For
- Fear of Flying
- feminist literary icon
- Manhattan Italian-Jewish heritage through father Seymour Mann (born Weisman)
- coined the term zipless fuck
Honors & Recognition
- Fear of Flying (1973) sold 20M+ copies
- transformed women's literary fiction
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Arts & Literature
- Specialty
- Literature/Fiction
- Years
- b. 1942
- Birth Place
- Manhattan, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian-Jewish
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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