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 […]
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 […]
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn uses a concept which is not new. Literature was written on dolls (Chucky, Annabelle) and all manner of toys (The Toy Story) which have […]