
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
November 20, 1858
Died
March 16, 1940 (age 81)
Place of Birth
Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden
Also Known As
Сельма Лагерлёф
Selma Lagerlöf
Biography
Selma Lagerlof (20 November 1858–16 March 1940) was a famous Swedish novelist. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.




