Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf 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.
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- Born in
- Östra Ämtervik church parish
- Educated at
- Högre lärarinneseminariet
- Awards
- 🏆 Officer of the Order of Leopold🏆 Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class🏆 Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala🏆 Nobel Prize in Literature
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1858
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