Karolina Světlá

Karolina Světlá
Portrait of Karolina Světlá by Jan Vilímek
Born	Johana Rottová (1830-02-24)24 February 1830 Prague, Austrian Empire
Died	7 September 1899(1899-09-07) (aged 69) Prague, Austria-Hungary
Resting place	Olšany Cemetery
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Czech
Genre	Literary realism
Literary movement	May school
Notable works	Vesnický román Kříž u potoka
Spouse	Petr Mužák
Partner	Jan Neruda
Relatives	Sofie Podlipská (sister)
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Karolina Světlá (born Johana Rottová) (24 February 1830 in Prague – 7 September 1899 in Prague) was a Czech female author of the 19th century. She was associated with the literary May School. She married Professor Petr Mužák (1821–1892) in 1852, who had taught her music. She also had an affair with Jan Neruda. She introduced Eliška Krásnohorská to literature and feminism. Her first novel Vesnický román (A Village Novel) was published in 1867.