{"product_id":"venus-9781559361354","title":"Venus","description":"\u003cbr\u003eSuzan-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725480366354,"sku":"9781559361354","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1aefc83-8517-4756-a919-971e374ee2d0.jpg?v=1734830923","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/venus-9781559361354","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}