Selma Ottolia Lovisa Lagerlöf

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1909

Author. Lofty idealism, vivid imagination. Described peasant life, Nordic nature accompanied by ethical strength, deep religious feeling. Respect for Nature, Women’s Causes. 1914, became member of the Swedish Academy which awards Nobel Prize for Literature.

“Nothing on earth can make up for the loss of one who has loved you.”

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Honoring Lagerlöf

The Selma Lagerlöf Prize in honor of SelmaLagerlöf, the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a Swedish literary prize awarded to a Swedish author writing in the spirit of Selma Lagerlöf. The prize was founded by the Sunne Municipality in 1983 and has been awarded annually since 1984.

The Selma Lagerlöf Society

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Marbacka, The Home of Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf’s 150th anniversary (6/25/2008), Sunne Municipality, Sweden

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Selma Lagerlöf statue by Jonas Högstrom. Author: Boberger. Photo: Bengt Oberger. Source Wikimedia Commons.

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Selma Lagerlöf by H. Gronkvist. Author: Janee, 11 April 2015. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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Statue of the writer Selma Lagerlöf in Sunne, Sweden. Author Vogler. Source Wikimedia Commons.

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Selma Lagerlöf by Willy Gordon., Smärtans kristall, Molkomsvägen 2, Farsta, Stockholm, Sweden. Author Bengt Oberger. Source: Wiki Commons

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Street sign for a street in Jerusalem named after Selma Lagerlöf. Author zeevveez from Jerusalem, Israel. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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Memorial plate on the statue of Selma Lagerlöf in Karlstad Sweden. Source Wikimedia Commons.

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Sweden, Gold Coin 2,000 kronor: Selma Lagerlöf 150 years. Mintage year: 2008; Diameter: 26.00 mm; Weight: 12.00 g; Quality: Proof; Mintage: 2,495 pc proof; Design: Jon Holm

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