9 Jan 2023

100th anniversary of Katherine Mansfield's death

From Summer Times, 9:25 am on 9 January 2023

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100 years ago Katherine Mansfield died from tuberculosis in France aged just 34. Perhaps New Zealand's most famous writer, her short stories, poetry, letters and reviews were internationally acclaimed and have inspired biographies, radio and television programmes, plays, operatic works and films. Director of Katherine Mansfield House and Garden Cherie Jacobson tells Anna about the events taking place to mark the 100th anniversary of her death and honour her legacy.