Venus : a play / by Suzan-Lori Parks.

Parks, Suzan-Lori.
New York : Theatre Communications Group, 1997.
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Notes:

  • Using the metaphor of a carnival freak-show, Suzan-Lori Parks finds poetry and comedy, as well as drama and meaning, in one of the most embarrassing episodes in our collective history: the life of the Venus Hottentot, a South African woman who, due in part to her enormous posterior, was exhibited in a cage throughout Europe and exploited professionally by the doctor who loved her.–Publisher description.

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