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  • Book cover for The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken. The design features bold cream and black illustrations of bundled sticks, a woven nest containing a honeycomb-like sphere, and geometric twig structures set against a vivid red background. The title appears in large cream lettering across the top left and right.
    Book cover for The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken. The design features bold cream and black illustrations of bundled sticks, a woven nest containing a honeycomb-like sphere, and geometric twig structures set against a vivid red background. The title appears in large cream lettering across the top left and right.
    October 24, 2025

    Read an Excerpt from THE WAX CHILD by Olga Ravn (Translated by Martin Aitken)

    With The Wax Child (Book*hug Press), internationally celebrated author Olga Ravn returns with a story that is as haunting as it is breathtakingly original. Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken, ...

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