Ada Christen

Ada Christen
Born 6 March 1839
Vienna
Died 19 May 1901
Inzersdorf
Nationality Austria

Ada Christen, also known as Ada Carla, Christiane von Breden, Christiane Rosalia Friderick, Christine von Neupauer Fridrik, and Satanella (1839-1901), was an Austrian writer.[1][2]

Life

Christen was born in 1839 in Vienna. Her father was imprisoned for joining one of the revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire and he died young.[2]

Her only child died in 1866, and her first husband died in 1868.[2] She started publishing under pen names in journals around this time.[2] In 1868 she had her first book of poems, Songs of a Lost Girl (Lieder einer Verlorenen) published with the assistance of the writer Friedrich of Saarland.[2] This book was very popular and was published again the next year.[2] In total she wrote four books of poetry.[2] She also wrote short stories and sketches about surviving on the margins.[3] She remarried in 1873, and became financially secure again with that marriage.[2]

She died in 1901.[2]

References

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  1. "A Celebration of Women Writers: AUSTRIA".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ada Christen". sophie.byu.edu.
  3. Richard D. Sylvester (22 April 2014). Rachmaninoff's Complete Songs: A Companion with Texts and Translations. Indiana University Press. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-0-253-01259-3.
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