Hottentot Venus: A Novel

Hottentot Venus: A Novel
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It is Paris, 1815. An extraordinarily shaped South African girl known as the Hottentot Venus, dressed only in feathers and beads, swings from a crystal chandelier in the duchess of Berryâ€™s ballroom. Below her, the audience shouts insults and pornographic obscenities. Among these spectators is Napoleonâ€™s physician and the most famous naturalist in Europe, the Baron George Cuvier, whose encounter with her will inspire a theory of race that will change European science forever.

Evoking the grand tradition of such â€œmonsterâ€ tales as Frankenstein and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Barbara Chase Riboud, prize-winning author of the classic Sally Hemings, again gives voice to an â€œinvisibleâ€ of history. In this powerful saga, Sarah Baartman, for more than 200 years known only as the mysterious lady in the glass cage, comes vividly and unforgettably to life.

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9781400032082
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height	8
Length	5.19
Weight	0.39903669422
Width	0.76
ReleaseDate	2004-11-09
NumberOfItems	1

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