ERICA JONG - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/08/1977 - HFSID 287882

ERICA JONG
She thanks Kitty Carlisle Hart for liking one of her interview appearances. This letter was in Kitty Carlisle's estate.
Autograph Letter signed: "Erica Jong", 2 pages (front and verso), 8½x11. Weston, Connecticut, 1977 June 8. On personal letterhead to Kitty Carlisle Hart. In full: "What a joy to receive your warm note. I felt somewhat oppressed by Otto on that show - he was so resolutely insensitive to any of the trials of Jaine - so I was glad to know my points were heard. I do hope we meet some day. I am your admirer as much as much as you are mine! With warmest regards. [signature] I live in Conn. now, but do get in to N. Y. at least once a week (or more) for errands, meetings with my agent, etc. I'd love us to get together some day." Accompanied by matted, unsigned photo of Jong (Color, 4½x6½)Fear of Flying (1973), the first novel of Erica Jong (b. 1942) catapulted her to international fame. It was a liberating influence in the women's sexual revolution of the 1970s. The book was one of the ten best-selling novels of the 1970s, selling more than twelve and a half million copies worldwide. Henry Miller lauded the work, calling it "a female Tropic of Cancer". Interestingly, her admirer was later profiled by Jong in The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller (1993). Her other notable works include Fanny, Being the True History of The Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones (1980), Witches (first published in 1981, revised in 1997), which combines poetry and prose, Fear of Fifty (1994), her mid-life memoir, and Sappho's Leap (2003). Jong's second novel, How to Save Your Own Life (1977), was not as well received by critics as her first one, perhaps reflected here in her criticism of a host's insensitivity. This letter is addressed to, and was in the estate of, versatile singer, actress and TV personality Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007), who was still performing a one-woman show as late as 2006. She was married to playwright Moss Hart until his death in 1961.Normal mailing folds. Slightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.