Růžena Svobodová
Růžena Svobodová born. Čápová (born July 10, 1868 in Mikulovice near Znojmo , † January 1, 1920 in Prague ) was a Czech writer .
She attended a convent school in Prague and became a tutor . In 1890 she married the writer František Xaver Svoboda . She traveled a lot, met important writers through her husband ( Božena Benešová , Marie Pujmanová , František Xaver Šalda - with whom she had a love affair) and began to write under her influence.
She is one of the most important representatives of Czech Impressionism in literature , with her novel heroes usually being women or children.
German translations
- The attentive lover. Novella. Translated from the Czech by Camill Hoffmann . Munich: Musarion-Verlag, 1922. 125 pages.
Web links
Commons : Růžena Svobodová - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature and other media by and about Růžena Svobodová in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Svobodová, Růžena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mikulovice u Znojma |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1920 |
| Place of death | Prague |