The Grandmother

The Grandmother
The title page of Babička from 1913.
AuthorBožena Němcová
Original titleBabička
GenreNovella

The Grandmother (Czech: Babička) is a novella written by Czech writer Božena Němcová in 1853–1854 and first published in 1855. It is her most popular work and is regarded as a classic piece of Czech literature. This most frequently read book of the Czech nation was published more than 300 times in Czech alone and translated into 21 other languages.