The Hottentot Venus

The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman

The Hottentot Venus
Rachel Holmes
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 272pg
17 Sep 2020 UK
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9781408899113
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' A significant and timely book . . . Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary ReviewIn 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London' s most famous curiosity, became its legal cause celebre. 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 *
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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781408899113
Published: 17 Sep 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 272

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