Grandmother

Božena Němcová (1820–1862) is one of the greatest Czech authors. She was one of the distinctive figures of the Bohemian National Revival. She spent most of her life in destitution and died in poverty. The Bohemian patriots arranged a magnificent funeral for her.
Grandmother is her best-known novel. It was inspired by Němcová’s own childhood in the village of Ratibořice, where she lived with her p…