Selma Lagerlöf – Nobel Prize winner of 1909

More than 120 years after her debut novel The Saga of Gösta Berling (1891), Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) continues to fascinate and amaze. Not only was she a famous author, who’s works were read worldwide – she was also the first woman to win the Noble Prize of Literature (1909), to become a member of the Swedish Academy (1914) and to be promoted as a doctor of honour at a Swedish University (Uppsala University 1907).

Selma Lagerlöf-sällskapet was established in 1958, 100 years after the birth of the author. It’s purpose is to promote research about Selma Lagerlöf and publish writings, which shred light over her life and authorship.

About the life and works of Selma Lagerlöf on nobelprize.org.