Selma Lagerlöf
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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. Additionally, she was the first woman to be granted a membership in the Swedish Academy in 1914.[3]
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Born | Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (1858-11-20)20 November 1858 Mårbacka, Sweden |
Died | 16 March 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 81) Mårbacka, Sweden |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Swedish |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1909 |
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