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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.
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was born in Östra Emterwik, Värmland, Sweden. She was brought up on Mårbacka, the family estate, which she did not leave until 1881, when she went to a teachers’ college at Stockholm. In 1885 she became a teacher at the girls’ secondary school in Landskrona.
Mar 8, 2018 · Selma Lagerlöf Facts. Known for: writer of literature, especially novels, with themes both romantic and moral; noted for moral dilemmas and religious or supernatural themes. First woman, and first Swede, to win the Nobel Prize for Literature . Dates: November 20, 1858 - March 16, 1940. Occupation: writer, novelist; teacher 1885-1895.
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 (1858-1940) was a Swedish author. In 1909 she became the first woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings".
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 .
