The Hottentot Venus
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The Hottentot Venus by Rachel Holmes
The acclaimed biography of Sarah Baartman, once a slave and later a showgirl ‘A significant and timely book … Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story’ Frances Wilson, Literary Review 'Impeccable ... In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes's fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own' Sunday Telegraph In 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London’s most famous curiosity, became its legal cause célèbre. Famed for her exquisite physique – in particular her shapely bottom – she was stared at, stripped, pinched, painted, worshipped and ridiculed. This talented, tragic young South African woman became a symbol of exploitation, colonialism – and defiance. In this scintillating and vividly written book Rachel Holmes traces the full arc of Baartman’s extraordinary life for the first time.
Holmes' biography of this unhappy woman is gripping and meticulously researched * Spectator *
Impeccable.. In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes's fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own * Sunday Telegraph *
A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story * Literary Review *
Musters as much factual information as possible, telling her tale with care and respect * Independent *
Impeccable.. In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes's fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own * Sunday Telegraph *
A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story * Literary Review *
Musters as much factual information as possible, telling her tale with care and respect * Independent *
Rachel Holmes is the author of Eleanor Marx: A Life, The Secret Life of Dr James Barry and The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman. She is co-editor of Fifty Shades of Feminism and I Call Myself A Feminist. She lives in London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408899113 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408899116 |
| Title | The Hottentot Venus |
| Author | Rachel Holmes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2020-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |