Zofka Kveder | |
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| Born | (1878-04-22)22 April 1878 |
| Died | 21 November 1926(1926-11-21) (aged 48) |
| Occupation | writer, playwright, journalist |
| Notable works | Misterij žene, Odsevi, Njeno življenje, Iz naših krajev, Amerikanci |
Zofka Kveder (22 April 1878 – 21 November 1926) was a writer, playwright, translator and journalist who wrote inSlovene,German and later in life also inCroatian. She is considered one of the first Slovene women writers andfeminists.[1]
Kveder was born inLjubljana and spent most of her childhood in ruralLower Carniola before she was sent to a convent school inLjubljana. In 1897 she found work in Ljubljana. In 1899 she first moved toTrieste and then toBern where she enrolled in the university, but was unable to support herself financially and headed forMunich and thenPrague. There she met her future husband Vladimir Jelovšek, a Croatian medical student with whom she moved to Zagreb in 1906. She later remarried to the Croatian politician Juraj Demetrović. In Prague she published her first book of short storiesMisterij žene (The Mystery of a Woman).[2] An anthology of her work was published by theZaložbaBelo-modra knjižnica, which was run by noted feminist and publisherMinka Krofta.[3] It was the first women's publishing house in Slovenia.[3]
In Slovene literature her encouragement of young writers at the time such asPrežihov Voranc andFrance Bevk in her role as the editor of the Prague published journalDomači prijatelj is also acknowledged. She also translated some ofJanko Kersnik andIvan Cankar's work into German as well asCzech andCroatian plays into Slovene.[4]
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