There’s the Rub: How One Murder Victim’s Risqué Grave Became a French Fertility Icon
Père - Lachaise is Paris’slargestand most lofty cemetery , a historical position of reverence where visitors pay off their deference tothe likes ofMarcel Proust , Édith Piaf , Jim Morrison , and Molière . It ’s also where people give Victor Noir ’s bronze genitals a unspoiled snag . The practice supposedly improves your fertility or at least brings you luck in love , and it ’s such a popular one that officials oncebannedit to protect the image from wrong ( the bourgeoisierevolted ) ....