Writer

Selma Lagerlöf

1858 – 1940

Active years (films on this site)

1919–1921

Genres

DramaHistoryFantasyHorror

Schools and movements

Scandinavian Cinema

Directors worked with

Mauritz Stiller1 filmVictor Sjöström1 film

Biography

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. In 1914, she was the first woman to be granted a membership of the Swedish Academy.

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Awards and honours

International

• Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class 1929
• Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎
• Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
• Officer of the Legion of Honour
• Officer of the Order of Leopold

National / local

• Litteris et Artibus 1909
• Nobel Prize in Literature 1909
• Illis quorum
• honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala

2 films on this site

1. Sir Arne's Treasure 1919 · Mauritz Stiller · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
2. The Phantom Carriage 1921 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 8.0 · Writer