History Creator / EricaJong

Erica Jong (née Mann, born March 26, 1942) is an American author . She is known for her work examining women's sexuality, feminist politics, literary criticism, and women's issues such as marriage, family, Judaism, and LGBTQ rights. She is the mother of author Molly Jong-Fast.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe in ''How to Save Your Own Life''. Swear words, obscene words, body parts/functions etc. aren't allowed on vanity license plates. Isadora has a license plate that says "Quim", which is an (obscene, comparable to "[[CountryMatters cunt]]") old English term for vagina.

Erica Jong is an American author (born 1942). She is known for her work examining women's sexuality, feminist politics, literary criticism, and women's issues such as marriage, family, Judaism, and LGBTQ rights. She is the mother of author Molly Jong-Fast.

* FeministFantasy : Literature/SapphosLeap.

* IvyLeagueForEveryone : Jong holds an MA from Barnard (an annex of Columbia University).
* MostWritersAreMale : An inversion, in that Jong focuses on women's sexuality and experiences.
* SophisticatedAsHell : The language and references are brainy, the terms used are vulgar.

Some tropes associated with Erica Jong's writing include:

* CatchPhrase : Combined with a PrecisionFStrike in "zipless fuck."

* IvyLeagueForEveryone : Jong holds an MA from Barnard (an annex of Columbia University). So does Isadora Wing, the protagonist of Literature/FearOfFlying. During the course the novel, Isadora also dates a Harvard grad. She comments that he's condescending toward her education, because Isadora's Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard doesn't hold equal weight to his C-average and stripey tie.
* MostWritersAreWriters : Isadora Wing, the protagonist of Literature/FearOfFlying, is a writer.

* Literature/FearOfFlying and its sequels ''How To Save Your Own Life'' and ''Parachutes and Kisses.''
* Literature/SapphosLeap : A feminist take on Homer's Literature/TheOdyssey, told from the point of view of the poet Sappho (and overseen by some of the Olympian gods, making it a literal MythologyGag).
* ''Fanny, Being The True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones'', a re-telling of Literature/FannyHill.
* Literature/FruitsAndVegetables : A collection of poetry.

* SophisticatedAsHell : The language and references are brainy, the terms used are vulgar.

* IvyLeagueForEveryone : Jong holds an MA from Barnard (an annex of Columbia University).

Erica Jong is an American author (born 1942). She is known for her work examining women's sexuality, feminist politics, and women's issues such as marriage, family, Judaism, and LGBTQ rights. She is the mother of author Molly Jong-Fast.