Category: Book Reviews
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How did Elisabeth destroy Christenze a second time? Christenze was beheaded but yet she could speak. “Behind her (Elisabeth), Christenze’s head rolls out of the fire ……. The head speaks […]
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Helen Garner is a journalist who lives in Melbourne, Australia. She has a daughter, and became divorced while her child was still young. Her novel. “Monkey Grip” won the National […]
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Ousse was burned in a bonfire (Ravn, p. 25) My copy of The Wax Child: Amazon sells this I may earn a token commission if you buy from this link. […]
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After Anne Bille’s 15 babies died, she blamed Christenze Kruckow, saying, “You, ’tis you, you are a witch.” (Ravn, p. 11) Anne also blamed Ousse Lauritzens, a domestic helper, for […]
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No, the Wax Child didn’t get lost during Christenze‘s escape. It got dropped on the ground and was covered by a thin layer of soil. The doll screamed for Christenze’s […]
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Christenze is a character in The Wax Child, a book written by Olga Ravn. In 1616, she was hunted by people who wanted to bring her to trial, for performing […]
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In The Wax Child, authored by Olga Ravn, every local woman who is undergoing delivery of her baby, will get the help of a head midwife, accompanied by a group […]
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After the wax child was dropped down on the ground, why didn’t insects and worms destroy it? It said in it’s narration, “Insects and worms approached, to retreat on sensing […]
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Christenze fashioned her wax child from wax and carried her under her right arm. The doll said, “I was borne by my mistress for forty weeks under her right armas […]
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Mother Fevronia dreams of Fra Armando lying on top of Monsieur Monsu, with his body and limbs in corresponding position to the dead man’s. (Cartarescu, p. 202 – 203) Fra […]