Karoline Bruch-Sinn

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Karoline Bruch-Sinn (also known as Carola; born Sinn; 13 January 1853 – 1 November 1911) was an Austrian writer, translator and editor. She published under the names Adele von Drachenfels, Carola, Saldau and Sphinx. She was born in Olomouc, Moravia (now the Czech Republic). Her father was a military officer, so she moved often and had little formal schooling. She was taught at home and later taught herself. She married Genie-Major Bruch and moved to Graz, where she wrote for Grazer Tagespost and Heimgarten and grew close to poets like Robert Hamerling, with whom she exchanged many letters. In 1881 she published her first short story, "Der Todesengel," in Berliner Fremdenblatt. She then wrote ethnographic sketches of places she visited, poems, educational texts and various articles for Austrian and German publications. Some readers criticized her sharp remarks about other writers’ materialist descriptions. In 1882 she moved to Währing in Vienna and continued writing. She edited several Viennese papers and one journal, advised the noble magazine Salon, and worked on Wiener Almanach. She also translated works from English and French. Karoline Bruch-Sinn died in Vienna on 1 November 1911.