Author: |
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Suzan-Lori Parks
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Title: |
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Venus |
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No copies available |
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Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
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72 |
Date: |
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1998-10-01 |
ISBN: |
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0822215675 |
Publisher: |
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Dramatists Play Service, Inc. |
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0.2 pounds |
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5.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches |
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3 Dani Meow (USA: CA), Isabel (USA: CA), Damita (USA: MD) |
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3 Isabel (USA: CA), Damita (USA: MD), Jack Harrison (USA: TX) |
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Product Description
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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http://bookmooch.com/0822215675 |
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