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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf ( / ˈlɑːɡərlɜːf, - lɜːv /, US also /- lʌv, - ləv /, [1] [2] Swedish: [ˈsɛ̂lːma ˈlɑ̂ːɡɛˌɭøːv] ⓘ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909.
Selma Lagerlöf (born Nov. 20, 1858, Mårbacka, Sweden—died March 16, 1940, Mårbacka) was a novelist who in 1909 became the first woman and also the first Swedish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. An illness left her lame for a time, but otherwise her childhood was happy.
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Learn about the life and works of Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for her novel Gösta Berlings Saga. Find out how she became a successful writer, travelled in Italy, and wrote children's books and historical novels.
Selma Lagerlöf's authorship is deeply rooted in folk tales, legends, and stories from her home district in Värmland County, Sweden. Her début novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, broke away from the then-prevailing realism and naturalism and is characterized by a vivid imagination.
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf ( [ˈsɛ̂lːma ˈlɑ̂ːɡɛˌɭøːv] ( lyssna) ), född den 20 november 1858 på Mårbacka i Östra Ämterviks församling i Värmlands län, [ 1] död 16 mars 1940 på Mårbacka i Östra Ämterviks församling i Värmlands län, var en svensk författare .
The 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings." [1] She became the first woman and first Swede to be awarded the prize.
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Mar 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman and first Swede to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Explore her novels, stories, poems, and social activism.
