Milena Jesenská
Also known as Milena Jesenska
Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator (1896-1944)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 10 August 1896
- Died
- 17 May 1944
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Člověk dělá šaty
- Mileniny recepty
- Listy Milene
- Milena Jesenská
- Briefe an Milena
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 2
- Total plays
- 3
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Milena Jesenská ( Czech: [ˈmɪlɛna ˈjɛsɛnskaː]; 10 August 1896 – 17 May 1944) was a Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator. She is noted for her correspondence with the author Franz Kafka and was one of the first to translate his work from the German language. After the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, she joined a resistance movement to help Jews and other refugees. She died in Ravensbrück, a Nazi prison camp.
Early life