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.
![“But we [women] are only at the beginning [of revamping feminism]. And our strictures on each other prove this. Our enforcement of thinness, of non-sexuality, of 'good' feminism versus 'bad' feminism, are proofs of our being at the beginning, not the end of a process. That younger feminists are…” quote by Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/473/erica-jong-445_dark-side_but-we-women-are-only-at-the-beginning-o_2945094.jpg)
