Helena Malířová
Helena Malířová (born October 31, 1877 in Prague ; † February 17, 1940 there ) was a Czech writer, journalist and translator.
Life
Her maiden name is Helena Nosková, her sister was the actress Růžena Nasková . After working as a nurse and reporter in the Serbian-Turkish War , she met her future husband, the writer Ivan Olbracht , in Vienna . In 1920 she took part in a congress of the Communist International with him and was a founding member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Malířová, Olbracht and other well-known writers signed the Manifesto of Seven in 1929 in protest against the cultural policy of the KSČ .
Malířová's work is shaped by her commitment to communism and the women's movement . Her topic is the struggle of women for self-realization and against social constraints. The literary climax of her work was the 1930s, when she began to experiment with fragmentary and more complex literary forms. Malířová also wrote fairy tales and children's literature and translated with Olbracht, for example, Thomas Mann .
Works
- Lidské srdce autobiographical short stories (1903)
- Právo na štěstí Roman (1908)
- Víno Roman (1912)
- Popel novel (1914)
- Srdce nemá stání Roman, War Experiences (1918)
- Vítězství Roman (1918)
- Barva krve (1932)
- Deset životů autobiographical novel (1937)
- Mariola Roman (1940)
Individual evidence
- ^ Katharina M. Wilson: An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. 1991. p. 763
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malířová, Helena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1940 |
| Place of death | Prague |