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''[[Venus]]'' is a play written by Suzan-Lori Parks

Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.

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 ==The original text==
-Written in  1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and  Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and died in 1815.
+Written in  1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]], also known as the [[Hottentot Venus]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and  Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and died in 1815.
 Contained within Parks' text is another play called, ''[[For the Love of the Venus]]''. This is an adaptation of a French vaudeville called ''[[The Hottentot Venus, or The Hatred of French Women]]'', written in 1814.[2]

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 ==The original text==
 Written in  1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and  Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and died in 1815.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 ''[[Venus]]'' is a play written by Suzan-Lori Parks (1963-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan-Lori_Parks]
 Written in  1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and  Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and died in 1815.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(play)
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan-Lori_Parks

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	''[[Venus]]'' is a play written by Suzan-Lori Parks (1963-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan-Lori_Parks]		''[[Venus]]'' is a play written by Suzan-Lori Parks (1963-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan-Lori_Parks]

−	Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and ~~later~~ died.	+	Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and died in 1815.

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−	Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.	+	Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London and Paris, where she was also studied by scientists and later died.

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	Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.		Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.
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	Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.		Written in 1996, it is about the life of Khoekhoe woman [[Sarah Baartman]]. Set during the 19th century, the play opens in South Africa where Baartman was born, before transitioning to Europe as Baartman begins to perform in freak shows in London.