About Erica Jong
Fear of Flying sparked controversy for its frank discussion of female sexuality and played a key role in second‑wave feminism. By 2013 the novel had sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and by 2022 sales had risen to more than 37 million.
![“[Henry Miller] was such a scribomaniac that even when he lived in the same house as Lawrence Durrell they often exchanged letters. For most of his life, Henry wrote literally dozens of letters a day to people he could have easily engaged in conversation - and did. The writing process, in short…” quote by Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/109/erica-jong-445_breaths_henry-miller-was-such-a-scribomaniac-tha_1241882.jpg)
