Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf

Known For

Writing

Born

November 20, 1858

Died

March 16, 1940 (aged 81)

Birthplace

Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden

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.