Hottentot Venus: A Novel
by Chase-Riboud, Barbara
Black Caucus of the ALA Award/Honor BookEuropeSouth AfricaHistorical FictionWorld HistoryWomenBlack PeoplePrejudice & Discrimination
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AR Book Level
7.8
AR Points
21
Word Count
116,579
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
86506 EN
About this book
This novel is based on the true story of Sarah Baartman, a South African herdswoman exhibited as a "scientific curiosity" in the capitals of nineteenth-century Europe.