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Venus
Overview
Suzan-Lori Parks continues her examination of black people in history and stage through the life of the so-called "Hottentot Venus," an African woman displayed semi-nude throughout Europe due to her extraordinary physiognomy; in particular, her enormous buttocks. She was befriended, bought and bedded by a doctor who advanced his scientific career through his anatomical measurements of her after her premature death.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781559361354
- ISBN-10: 1559361352
- Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
- Publish Date: April 1997
- Dimensions: 8.51 x 5.41 x 0.46 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.54 pounds
- Page Count: 96
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