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Venus
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Venus
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Suzan-Lori Parks
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:96 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 137 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781559361354
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| Classifications | Dewey:812.54 |
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| Audience | | General | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
17 April 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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.
Author Biography
One of the contemporary American theater's most innovative wordsmiths. Her plays include: Topdog/Underdog (2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), In the Blood (2000 Pulitzer-nominee), Fucking A, Venus (OBIE Award), The America Play and Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom (OBIE Award, Best New American Play). She is also a screenwriter, novelist, and MacArthur "Genius" grantee.
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