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Fear of Flying is a 1973 novel by Erica Jong, which became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality, and figured in the development of feminism. Erica Jong (née Mann born March 26, 1942, in New York City, New York) is an American Author and Teacher. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Holt Rinehart and Winston, sometimes abbreviated as HRW or referred to as Holt, is an Austin, Texas based Publishing company A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Erica Jong (née Mann born March 26, 1942, in New York City, New York) is an American Author and Teacher. This article is about the issues and phenomena pertaining to sexual function and behavior of Human Females Human female sexuality encompasses Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate

The novel is narrated by its protagonist, Isadora Zelda White Stollerman Wing, an unpublished poet. On a trip to Vienna with her second husband, Isadora decides to indulge her sexual fantasies with another man. The book resonated with women who felt stuck in unfulfilled marriages,^[1] and it has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Jong has denied that the novel is autobiographical but admits that it has autobiographical elements. ^[2]

Zipless fuck

In the novel, Jong coined the term "zipless fuck," which soon entered the popular lexicon. A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word" is a word that although devised relatively recently in a specific time period has been A "zipless fuck" is defined as a sexual encounter for its own sake, without emotional involvement or commitment or any ulterior motive, between two previously unacquainted persons.

The zipless fuck is absolutely pure. It is free of ulterior motives. There is no power game . The man is not "taking" and the woman is not "giving. " No one is attempting to cuckold a husband or humiliate a wife. No one is trying to prove anything or get anything out of anyone. The zipless fuck is the purest thing there is. And it is rarer than the unicorn. And I have never had one.

– Erica Mann Jong, Fear of Flying (1973)

Jong goes on to explain that it is "zipless" because "when you came together, zippers fell away like rose petals, underwear blew off in one breath like dandelion fluff. For the true ultimate zipless A-1 fuck, it was necessary that you never got to know the man very well. "

The term has seen a resurgence in popularity as third-wave feminism authors and theorists continue to use it while reinterpreting their approach to sexuality. Third-wave feminism is a term identified with several diverse strains of feminist activity and study beginning in the early 1990s

References

1. ^ BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour: Fear of Flying
2. ^ Penguin Group (USA) reading guides: Fear of Flying

External links

• New York Times review of Fear of Flying by Terry Stokes, November 11, 1973
• Origins of the term "zipless fuck", from a 'Salon. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. com' interview