Karolina Světlá

Karolina Světlá
Portrait of Karolina Světlá by Jan Vilímek
BornJohana Nepomucena Rottová
(1830-02-24)24 February 1830
Prague, Austrian Empire
Died7 September 1899(1899-09-07) (aged 69)
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Resting placeOlšany Cemetery
OccupationWriter
NationalityCzech
GenreLiterary realism
Literary movementMájovci
Notable worksVesnický román
Kříž u potoka
RelativesSofie Podlipská (sister)
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Karolina Světlá (born Johana Nepomucena Rottová; 24 February 1830 – 7 September 1899) was a Czech writer and feminist. She is among the most important Czech female writers of the 19th century.