The Only Son.(Brief article)(Book review)

The older brother of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who is mentioned only briefly--and dismissively--in the French philosopher's "Confessions," here embarks on an autobiography of his own, tracing his progress from a watchmaker's workshop in Geneva to a high-class bordello in Paris. He winds up making intricate sex toys, an activity that lands him in the Bastille, where he spends the next twenty-seven years in ...