Short name |
Caecilia Böhl de Faber |
VIAF |
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First name |
Caecilia |
Maiden name |
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Married name |
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Alternative name |
Fernán Caballero
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Date of birth |
1796 |
Date of death |
1877 |
Flourishing |
- |
Sex |
Female |
Place of birth |
Switzerland |
Place of death |
Sevilla |
Lived in |
Germany
,
Puerto Rico
,
Spain
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Place of residence notes |
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Related to |
Francisca de Larrea
,
Faustina Sáez de Melgar
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Bibliography |
MENTIONED IN: - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "[...] was acknowledged as Spain's most prestigious novelist" cf . Wiedemann, Sand, in Oeuvres et Critiques. |
Provisional Notes |
- On the difficulties of referencing and classifying her works:
"The first two editions of her Obras completas were printed in 16 volumes by Mellado (1861-1864), and there have been several subsequent editions, all in Madrid. There is also José María Castro's edition, Obras de Fernán Caballero (1961).The absence of a reliable edition of her works adds to the critical obstacles in cross-listing her references. Furthermore, classifications of her short fiction present difficulties [...]"
(Janet Perez, Maureen Ihrie (2002): The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature: N-Z, p. 562)
Attended French boarding school in Hamburg. Married three times, widowed three times.
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