Jong an honorary phd at the college of staten island. A novel of love in venice kindle edition by jong, erica. It will surprise and delight her fans and win her many new readers. Master classes at barnard and hunter colleges in new york city. Erica jong is a poet, novelist, and essayist best known for her eight. Poetry and more slated for irish arts centers fall 2017 season by bww news desk. Serenissima aka shylocks daughter by erica jong goodreads. Poetry and more slated for irish arts centers fall 2017 season by bww news desk aug 10. A novel of love in venice reissue by jong, erica isbn. Lee jong suk, bae suzy, lee sang yeob, ko sung hee. Jong is mentioned in the bob dylan song highlands, satirized on the mc paul barman. In 2007, her literary archive was acquired by columbia university in new york city.
Shylock is the tragic hero here, losing both loving. Shylocks daughter or serenissima, any womans blues, inventing. Wrestling with shylock edited by edna nahshon march 2017. Jong lived on an army base in heidelberg, for three years with her second husband, she was a frequent visitor to venice, wrote about that city in her novel shylocks daughter. Erica jong is a poet, novelist, and essayist, best known for her eight new york times bestselling novels, including fear of flying which has sold twentyseven million copies in more than forty languages and fear of fifty. Rather than reimagine one of shakespeares plays, shylocks daughter reimagines the very bard himself. My parents were nudists not officially, but around the house they never put clothes on, jong said. Erica jong wikipedias erica jong as translated by gramtrans. Fear of flying, which has sold 30 million copies in forty languages, how to save your own life, fanny. Sep 08, 2015 erica jongs fear of dying defies the sunset of sex i thought, i have to write about an older woman who is sexual, attractive and wants to reach out for life. Erica jong is an american novelist and poet, known for her 1973 novel fear of flying. Sep 28, 2017 lee jong suk, bae suzy, lee sang yeob, ko sung hee. London book fair excited by erica jongs new novel books.
Set in ireland just after world war ii, the ginger man is j. In june 2009, erica won the first fernanda pivano prize for literature in italy. In this turgid elaboration of shakespeares merchant of venice, pressler anne frank. When the beautiful jessica pruitt arrives in venice to star in a film based on the merchant of venice, she is preoccupied. Jong was born on march 1942 in new york, she is the middle.
Drawn by the citys watery beauty and the legacy of byron, james and, especially, shakespeare, who set seven of his plays there, shylocks daughter was completed over four summers spent in venice. After agreeing to star in his new project, jessica realizes. Dangerfields appetite for women, liquor, and general roguishness is insatiable and he satisfies it with endless charm. Erica jong reads her dazzling novel in a way that will give you wings to travel through time. Join us to talk about education, child care, mealtime, sports, technology, the work.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She will lure you to the venice of today and the venice in its. Were all living the family dynamic, as parents, as children, as siblings, uncles and aunts. This new york timesbestseller is shakespeares tale of starcrossed lovers without. Jennifer weiner and erica jong at the miami book fair international 20 jong was born on march 26, 1942 in new york. Serenissima aka shylocks daughter book by erica jong. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shylocks daughter. Apparently the whole family has a sordid history of infighting and drama. As i will show, in both kellermans and jongs novels the jewish daughters sexual. More than 40 years after erica jong coined the term zipless fuck in fear of flying, her feminist novel of a young womans quest for. Erica jong is a poet, novelist and essayist best known for her nine bestselling novels. He moved back to new york city, where he became drama critic and then. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query.
This book is active, loving, philosophical, religious, dramatic, and has plenty of humor. Drawn by the citys watery beauty and the legacy of byron, james and, especially, shakespeare, who set seven of his plays there, shylock s daughter was completed over four summers spent in venice and. Fear of flying, which has sold twenty million copies in thirtyseven languages, how to save your own life. Jul 12, 2010 erica jong is a poet, novelist and essayist best known for her eight bestselling novels. Shylock s daughter begins in the steamy, paparazzi crazed atmosphere of the venice film festival where jessica pruitt, a famous american actress, is serving as the festivals only female judge. Erica jong, fodd mann 26 mars 1942 i new york i new york, ar en amerikansk forfattare jong har studerat vid barnard college och columbia university. Other significant works of fiction by women in the 1970s included ann beatties account of the post1960s generation in chilly. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
As the fictional, albeit iconic, character of shylock has been interpreted as exotic outsider, social pariah, melodramatic villain and tragic victim, the play, which has been performed and read in dozens of languages, has served as a lens for examining ideas and images of the jew at various historical moments. She has come to venice, her favorite city, to star in a film based on the merchant of venice. Ericas daughter, molly jongfast, is with us and im trying to find out what it was like for her to grow up with a writer synonymous with the sexual revolution. One day, as she wanders through an old jewish ghetto. Seducing the demon has introduced erica jong to readers who hadnt been born when fear of flying was published in 1973. Yes, the bloody tampon bits, cunninglingus, all manner of nastay sex. But she is best known forher first novel, fear of flying, which struck a chord with a country still reeling from the sexual revolution. Although her agent urges her to return to her career in hollywood, jessica plans to stay on in the city she has loved since childhood, enthralled by the. Literature, art, and music part iv wrestling with shylock. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Erica jongs fear of dying defies the sunset of sex i thought, i have to write about an older woman who is sexual, attractive and wants to reach out for life.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shylock s daughter. Ericaisadora are the perfect literary and libidinous g. Shylocks daughter is the culmination of a love affair with the city of venice that begins with jongs first visit at the age of nineteen. While wandering the twisted alleys of the ancient jewish ghetto, she is suddenly transported back in time to the thriving city. While preparing for her role in a merchant of venice adaptation, she stumbles into 15th century italyand will shakespeares arms. Buy a cheap copy of serenissima aka shylocks daughter book by erica jong. A novel of love in venice by erica jong, susan varon from amazons fiction books store. Erica jong lives in new york city and weston, ct with her. Shakespeares the merchant of venice occupies a unique place in world culture. Donleavys wildly funny, picaresque classic novel of the misadventures of sebastian dangerfield, a young american neerdowell studying at trinity college in dublin. Along comes erica jong with a classic novel about sappho, priestess and heroine of aphrodite. Oct 18, 2015 erica mann jong grew up in an artistic and eccentric new york jewish family.
Houghton mifflin company, 1987 hb shylocks daughter. My mother had the book parachutes and kisses by erica jong and id sneak into her room to read pages from it once in a while. Erica mann jong grew up in an artistic and eccentric new york jewish family. Ericas daughter, molly jongfast, is with us and im trying to find out what it was like for her to grow up with a writer synonymous with the sexual revolution that era. After agreeing to star in his new project, jessica realizes she wants a. Boken skapade sensation for sin rattframma behandling av kvinnlig sexualitet och lust. A glamorous hollywood film star, jessica pruitt fears the best days of her career are behind her. In 1973, fear of flying was the book we needed, now the book we need is fear of dying julie klam erica jong fans, rejoice. At motherlode, lead writer and editor kj dellantonia invites contributors and commenters to explore how our families affect our lives, and how the news affects our familiesand all families. Now one of her finest works of nonfiction and a new york times bestselleris back in print with a new afterword.
Jessica pruitt is one of the most beautiful women in the world and one of the screens most admired actresses, though her personal life is an unromantic shambles. Best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell. Full press conference lee jong suk bae suzy korean drama. Of the five books ive read by erica jong, this novel has become an immediate favorite. A novel of love in venice reissue by erica jong isbn. Erica jonglike isadora wing, her fictional doppelgangerwas rich and famous, brainy and beautiful, and soaring high with erotica and marijuana in 1977, the year this book was first published. Martins press, erica jong writes of a 60yearwoman whose life unravels after placing an ad for sex on an online site. Apr 16, 2015 london book fair excited by erica jongs new novel. Fortythreeyearold american film star jessica pruitt shows up in her most loved city in the. Erica jong is a poet, novelist and essayist best known for her eight bestselling novels. As the fictional, albeit iconic, character of shylock has been interpreted as exotic outsider, social pariah, melodramatic villain and tragic victim, the play, which has been performed and read in dozens of languages, has served as a lens for examining ideas and images of the jew at various. Shylocks daughter paperback october 17, 2003 by erica jong author. Jessica pruitt is a fading hollywood starlet, reeling from an ugly custody battle.
Mar 09, 2017 erica jong en prisbelont forfattare som ar mest kand for sin romanen radd att flyga. Best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of secondwave feminism. According to the washington post, it has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Shylock s daughter is the culmination of a love affair with the city of venice that begins with jong s first visit at the age of nineteen. As in fanny 1980, jong returns to another centurythis time the 16th, for an american actress rendezvous with william shakespearebut this current offering is a pointlessseeming, only sporadically entertaining fantasy, marred by heavyhandedness and florid prose. Serenissima by erica jong book cover, description, publication history.
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