Hottentot Venus by Barbara Chase-Riboud audiobook

Hottentot Venus: A Novel

By Barbara Chase-Riboud
Read by various narrators

Recorded Books Inc., Recorded Books, Inc.
14.81 Hours Unabridged
Format : Digital Download (In Stock)
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    ISBN: 9781440760679

Barbara Chase-Riboud is an award-winning poet, novelist, scholar, and sculptor. Hottentot Venus, a 2004 BCALA Literary Award winner, focuses on Sarah Blaartman, an African tribewoman who, because of her prominent sexual characteristics, was paraded as a freak before audiences in England and Paris. This mesmerizing novel reflects the racism and cruelty of turn-of-the-century Eurocentric culture, but it also reveals Sarah's remarkable strength of spirit.

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Summary

Summary

Barbara Chase-Riboud is an award-winning poet, novelist, scholar, and sculptor. Hottentot Venus, a 2004 BCALA Literary Award winner, focuses on Sarah Blaartman, an African tribewoman who, because of her prominent sexual characteristics, was paraded as a freak before audiences in England and Paris. This mesmerizing novel reflects the racism and cruelty of turn-of-the-century Eurocentric culture, but it also reveals Sarah's remarkable strength of spirit.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Kudos to Chase-Riboud for exploring this story of oppression and for humanizing a woman who was virtually regarded as an animal, according to the ideology of the day.” Publishers Weekly
“Praise to Chase-Riboud for her total immersion in the spirit of Sarah Baartman.” Booklist

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Author Bio: Barbara Chase-Riboud

Author Bio: Barbara Chase-Riboud

Barbara Chase-Riboud won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best novel by an American woman for Sally Hemings. A widely exhibited and acclaimed sculptor as well as a writer, her novels include Echo of Lions and The President’s Daughter. She divides her time between Paris and the United States.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 14.81
Audience: Adult
Language: English