French novelist (1734–1806)
Nicolas-Edme Rétif
Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne, born Nicolas-Edme Rétif or Nicolas-Edme Restif, also known as Rétif, was a French novelist.
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- Profession
- French novelist (1734–1806)
- Born
- 1734-10-23
Overview
Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne, born Nicolas-Edme Rétif or Nicolas-Edme Restif, also known as Rétif, was a French novelist. The term retifism for shoe fetishism was named after him. He was also reputed to have invented the term "pornographer" for the same-named book, The Pornographer.
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