Lagerlöf, Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa)
- Lagerlöf, Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa)
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born Nov. 20, 1858, Mårbacka, Swed.
died March 16, 1940, Mårbacka
Swedish novelist.
She was working as a schoolmistress when she wrote her first novel,
Gösta Berlings saga (1891), a chronicle of life in her native Värmland. Later works include
Jerusalem (1901–02), which established her as Sweden's foremost novelist, and
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and its sequel (1906–07), a geography reader for children in fantasy form. A naturally gifted storyteller, she rooted her work in legend and saga. In 1909 she became the first woman and the first Swedish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Selma Lagerlöf, 1909.
Courtesy of the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm
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Universalium.
2010.
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Lagerlöf,Selma Ottiliana Lovisa — La·ger·löf (läʹgər ləv, lœf), Selma Ottiliana Lovisa. 1858 1940. Swedish writer whose novels include Gösta Berlings Saga (1891). In 1909 she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. * * * … Universalium
Lagerlöf, Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) — (20 nov. 1858, Mårbacka, Suecia–16 mar. 1940, Mårbacka). Novelista sueca. Era maestra de escuela cuando escribió su primera novela, La saga de Gösta Berling (1891), crónica de la vida en su Värmland natal. Entre sus obras posteriores figuran… … Enciclopedia Universal
Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlöf — Selma Lagerlöf; Gemälde von Carl Larsson 1909 Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf?/i (* 20. November 1858 auf Gut Mårbacka in der heutige … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lagerlöf, Selma — ▪ Swedish author in full Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlöf born Nov. 20, 1858, Mårbacka, Sweden died March 16, 1940, Mårbacka novelist who in 1909 became the first woman and also the first Swedish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.… … Universalium
Lagerlöf — Lagerlöf, Selma Ottiliana Lovisa, schwedische Schriftstellerin, * Gut Mårbacka (Verwaltungsbezirk Värmland) 20. 11. 1858, ✝ ebenda 16. 3. 1940; Tochter eines Gutsbesitzers, war 1892 95 Lehrerin in Landskrona, reiste 1895/96 nach Italien,… … Universal-Lexikon
Lagerlöf — (Selma Ottiliana Lovisa) (1858 1940) romancière suédoise qui s inspira des légendes de son pays: la Saga de Gösta Berling (1891). P. Nobel 1909 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Selma Lagerlöf — Selma Lagerlöf; Gemälde von Carl Larsson, 1908 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lagerlöf — [lä′gər lʉf΄] Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel′mä] 1858 1940; Swed. novelist … English World dictionary
Lagerlöf — biographical name Selma Ottiliana Lovisa 1858 1940 Swedish novelist & poet … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lagerlöf — /lah geuhrdd luef /, n. Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) /sel mah awt ti lee ah nah looh vi sah /, 1858 1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel prize 1909. * * * … Universalium
Selma Lagerlöf, 1909.Courtesy of the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm