Celebrating Katherine Mansfield

By Frank Neill

The centenary of Katherine Mansfield will be celebrated at the Karori Library on 30 November.

An author talk with Redmer Yska and Gábor Tóth will be held at the library from 6pm to 7pm.

The renowned New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, who redefined linterature with her

experimental style, died in 1923.

Her short stories, letters and journal entries have been translated into more than 25 languages and her life and words still inspire people around the world today.

Redmer, author of ‘Katherine Mansfield’s Europe: Station to Station’ will be joined by Gábor, the local and New Zealand history specialis, to deep dive into Mansfield’s words, travels and her local Karori connection.

Those attending will hear how Redmer traced and pulled together letters, journals and research to compile this fascinating insight into Mansfield that acts as part travelogue, part literary biography, part detective story and part ghost story.

Redmer is an award-winning writer and historian based in Wellington.

‘Katherine Mansfield’s Europe: Station to Station’ is Redmer’s second book on the iconic writer.

His first book on Mansfield ‘A Strange Beautiful Excitement: Katherine Mansfield’s Wellington’ was shortlisted for the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Gábor is the local and New Zealand history specialist at Wellington City Libraries.

He conducts research for both library customers and council staff as well as developing history resources such as the library’s heritage platform, Wellington City Recollect.