Selma Lagerlöf

Occupation: writer, novelist; teacher 1885-1895

Known for: writer of literature, especially novels, with themes both romantic and moral; noted for moral dilemmas and religious or superantural themes. First woman, and first Swede, to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Also Known as: Selma Lagerlof, Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf, Selma Otti Lagerlöf

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