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Author: Erica Jong
Year: 2006
Language: en
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781585424993
Dimensions:
Height: 8.3 Inches
Length: 5.5 Inches
Weight: 0.72 Pounds
Width: 0.9 Inches
Dewey Decimal: 813.5/4
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How to Save Your Own Life by Erica Jong is a reprint edition published by National Geographic Books on July 6, 2006. This novel, comprising 336 pages, explores the life of Isadora Wing, a character who embodies the spirit of the late 1970s, navigating the complexities of fame, intellect, and desire. Through Isadora’s experiences, readers are offered a glimpse into a world filled with hedonism and self-discovery.

In this edition, Jong presents a narrative that captures the essence of a transformative era, focusing on themes of coming of age and the pursuit of personal freedom. The book delves into the intricacies of relationships and the quest for identity, making it a significant work within the literary canon. Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences that reflect both the joys and challenges of navigating life in a vibrant, tumultuous time.


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Erica Jong–like Isadora Wing, her fictional doppelganger–was rich and famous, brainy and beautiful, and soaring high with erotica and marijuana in 1977, the year this book was first published. Erica/Isadora are the perfect literary and libidinous guides for those readers who want to learn about-or just be reminded of-the sheer hedonistic innocence of the time. How to Save Your Own Life was praised by People for being “shameless, sex-saturated and a joy,” and hailed by Anthony Burgess as one of the ninety-nine best novels published in English since 1939.

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Publisher: National Geographic Books. Year: 2006.
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ISBN-13: 9781585424993.
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Language: en. Pages: 336. Edition: Reprint.

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