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Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer
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. Additionally, she was the first... Wikipedia
Born: November 20, 1858, Mårbacka, Sweden
Died: March 16, 1940 (age 81 years), Mårbacka, Sweden
Education: Uppsala University (1907)
Notable awards: Nobel Prize in Literature; 1909