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Hottentot Venus: A Novel
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4 out of 5
Based on 83 Ratings and 35 Reviews

Book Description
It 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 ... More
Book Information
PublisherAnchor
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages336
ISBN-101400032083
ISBN-13978-1400032082
Publication Date11/09/2004
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About Barbara Chase-Riboud (Author) : Barbara Chase-Riboud is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Barbara Chase-Riboud is Hottentot Venus: A Novel.
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