"Baartman"
| Title | "Baartman" |
| Year for Search | 2021 |
| Authors | Wood, Nick [Nicholas](1961-2023) |
| Secondary Title | Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine |
| Volume / Edition | No. 19 |
| Date Published | October 31, 2021 |
| Keywords | English author, Male author, South African author, Zambian author |
| Annotation | The story is set in South Africa in a future where corporations have destroyed the environment while pretending to be green. A movement of Africans, led by Saartjie Baartman, has been destroying all such corporations in southern Africa and has reached the last holdout on the south coast. Sara Baartman (c. 1789-1815) was the “Hottentot Venus” exhibited in freak shows in Europe. |
| URL | https://omenana.com/2021/10/31/baartman-nick-wood/ |
| Author Note | The author (1961-2023), a clinical psychologist, was born in Zambia and is a citizen of South Africa living in England. |
| Full Text | 2021 Wood, Nick [Nicholas] (1961-2023). “Baartman.” Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine, no. 19 (October 31, 2021). https://omenana.com/2021/10/31/baartman-nick-wood/ The story is set in South Africa in a future where corporations have destroyed the environment while pretending to be green. A movement of Africans, led by Saartjie Baartman, has been destroying all such corporations in southern Africa and has reached the last holdout on the south coast. Sara Baartman (c. 1789-1815) was the “Hottentot Venus” exhibited in freak shows in Europe. The author, a clinical psychologist, was born in Zambia and is a citizen of South Africa living in England. |
