Short Bio
Prague born 10 August 1896 1907: starts attending the first gymnasium for girls, Minerva 1913: mother dies after a long sickness 1915: finishing the Gymnasium and starting to study medicine, after 2 semesters she switches to Music 1916: socializing with artists (Ernst Pollak, Max Brod, Ernst Haas, Franz Kafka, etc) in Cafe Arco and starting a romantic relationship with Ernst Pollak 1917: Milena’s father is committing her to a social institute, most likely to separate her from Pollak 1918: marriage with Ernst Pollak, moving to Vienna Vienna 1919-1925: writing articles for “Tribuna” and Nadroni Listi, translating some of Kafka's books 1920 - 1921: intense exchange of letters with Kafka 1923/1924: separation and divorce from Pollak 1924/1925: relationship with Franz Xaver Schaffgotsch, living with friends in Dresden before moving back to Prague Prague 1925-1929: editor for Nadroni Listi 1926: taking on the magazine Pestry tyden ...