{"product_id":"hottentot-venus-paperback","title":"Hottentot Venus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Chase-Riboud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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 Berry's ballroom. Below her, the audience shouts insults and pornographic obscenities. Among these spectators is Napoleon'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvoking the grand tradition of such \"monster\" tales as \u003cb\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e, Barbara Chase Riboud, prize-winning author of the classic \u003cb\u003eSally Hemings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e again gives voice to an \"invisible\" 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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 Berry's ballroom. Below her, the audience shouts insults and pornographic obscenities. Among these spectators is Napoleon'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. \u003cbr\u003eEvoking the grand tradition of such \"monster\" 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 \"invisible\" 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Chase-Riboud is a Carl Sandburg Prize-winning poet and the prize-winning author of four acclaimed, widely translated historical novels, the bestselling \u003cb\u003eSally Hemings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eValide: A Novel of the Harem\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEcho of Lions\u003c\/b\u003e (about the Amistad mutiny), and \u003cb\u003eThe President's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e. She is a winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and received a knighthood in arts and letters from the French government in 1996. Chase-Riboud is also a renowned sculptor whose award-winning monuments grace Lower Manhattan. She is a rare living artist honored with a personal exhibition, \"The Monument Drawings,\" in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Born and raised in Philadelphia, of Canadian American descent, she is the recipient of numerous fellowships and honorary degrees. She divides her time among Paris, Rome and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hottentot Venus: A Novel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255722492153,"sku":"9781400032082","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/h_JejRCYBz9781400032082.webp?v=1768725780","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hottentot-venus-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}