Olga Ravn

Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft and, along with several other women, imprisoned. Rumor has it that they are possessed by the devil, have performed unchristian rituals, and have sown disease and destruction. All of them are in mortal danger; the stake awaits.

'Child of Wax' is a thrilling, subversive novel about human tyranny, rebellion, and sorcery, told by a small wax doll. Poetic, daring, and based on true stories – by Olga Ravn, author of the acclaimed 'The Employees' (shortlisted for the International Booker Prize).

On Friday November 6, Ravn will engage in conversation with actress, writer & theater maker Maria Magdalena de Cort.

“With her love for original stories, Ravn is considered one of the most remarkable Danish writers nowadays. Her second novel, 'The Employees', rightly made it to the shortlist of the International Booker Prize. That novel, set on a spaceship, also featured non-human narrators: in the story, the reader often does not know whether a human or a robot is speaking.” – De Morgen

"Olga Ravn is a virtuoso and an alchemist. No one does what she does." – Samantha Harvey
 
"I devoured 'Child of Wax' and dreamed wild dreams about it. Simply brilliant." – Max Porter

"A chilling work about rebellion and human tyranny." – Paard van Troje

"Ravn cracks open something in this book. She describes a connection, a web of invisible and visible things, a family that extends to a wax doll. She speaks with power." – Bregje Hofstede

"Europe’s most eccentric – and best – young writer."  – The Telegraph