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Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish author (1858–1940)

Selma Lagerlöf

Lagerlöf in 1909

BornSelma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf
(1858-11-20)20 November 1858
Mårbacka, Sweden
Died16 March 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 81)
Mårbacka, Sweden
OccupationWriter
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
1909

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (, ,[1][2]Swedish:[ˈsɛ̂lːmaˈlɑ̂ːɡɛˌɭøːv]; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer.

She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33.

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She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. In 1914, she was the first woman to be granted a membership of the Swedish Academy.[3]

Life

Early years

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was born on 20 November 1858 at Mårbacka,[4]Värmland, Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway.

Lagerlöf was the daughter of Erik Gustaf Lagerlöf, a lieutenant in the Royal Värmland