The Indiscreet Jewels

The Indiscreet Jewels

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name = The Indiscreet Jewels
title_orig = Les bijoux indiscrets
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author = Denis Diderot
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country = France
language = French
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release_date = 1748
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"The Indiscreet Jewels" ( _fr. Les bijoux indiscrets) is the first novel by Denis Diderot, published anonymously in 1748. It is an allegory that portrays Louis XV as the sultan Mangogul of the Congo who owns a magic ring that makes women's genitals ("jewels") talk.

A comparable "trope" that Diderot must have known is found in the ribald "fabliau" [http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5339/voices.html "Le Chevalier Qui Fist parler les Cons"] .


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