Timrava

Božena Slančíková
Timrava (Božena Slančíková)
Timrava (Božena Slančíková)
Born(1867-10-02)2 October 1867
Polichno, Austria-Hungary
DiedNovember 27, 1951(1951-11-27) (aged 84)
Lučenec, Czechoslovakia
OccupationNovelist, short story writer and playwright

Božena Slančíková (October 2, 1867, Polichno - November 27, 1951, Lučenec ), better known by the pen name Timrava, was a Slovak novelist, short story writer and playwright. She also wrote under the name "Aunt Polichna". "Timrava" was taken from the name of a popular small lake with a fountain, where she liked to sit while writing.