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The Indiscreet Jewels (or The Indiscreet Toys, or The Talking Jewels; French: Les Bijoux indiscrets) is the first novel by Denis Diderot, published anonymously in 1748. It is an allegory that portrays Louis XV of France as Mangogul, Sultan of Congo, who owns a magic ring that makes women's vaginas ("jewels") talk.
- France
- 1748
- Les Bijoux indiscrets
- Denis Diderot
Set in a sultan's court in the Congo, the novel begins with Mangogul (the Sultan) suffering from acute boredom, only to be rescued by a genie offering the potentate a magic ring that, when pointed...
6 de may. de 2017 · Title: Les Bijoux Indiscrets, or, The Indiscreet Toys Author: Denis Diderot Release Date: May 6, 2017 [EBook #54672] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LES BIJOUX INDESCRETS, THE INDISCREET TOYS *** Produced by Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for ...
The Indiscreet Jewels ( Les bijoux indiscrets ). 1963. Lithograph. composition: 9 3/16 x 11 7/8" (23.4 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 x 15 7/8" (32 x 40.4 cm). XXe Siècle Éditions, Paris.
Sinopsis. Sultan Mangogul of Congo is bored of court life and suspects his mistress Mirzoza of infidelity. Happily for him, a genie presents him with a magical ring with unique properties.
1 de ene. de 2021 · The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot is a remarkable satirical work that intricately weaves allegory and wit. The novel explores themes of power, desire, and political insight through a...
Denis Diderot (1713–1784), a towering philosopher of the French Enlightenment, published an early novel titled Les Bijoux Indiscrets ( [Indiscrete jewels], translated as The Indiscreet Toys in an English edition of 1749) in January 1748 without an author or a publisher name.
