Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish 20-krona bill, with Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf  ^listen (November 20, 1858 – March 16, 1940) was a Swedish author, known internationally for Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (a story for children), and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909 (the first woman ever so honored) "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings." Other important works of hers include Gösta Berling's Saga, Jerusalem, The Ring of the Löwensköldsks, and The Treasure. Most of her stories were set in Värmland, though a trip through continental Europe inspired such works as her The Miracles of the Antichrist, set in Sicily. Jerusalem was recently adapted into an internationally acclaimed motion picture. Download high resolution version (650x796, 50 KB)Illustration: Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature from the hands of the Swedish monarch Gustav V. Illustration from Svenska Dagbladet, 11 December 1909. ... Download high resolution version (650x796, 50 KB)Illustration: Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature Selma Lagerlöf receives the Nobel Prize in Literature from the hands of the Swedish monarch Gustav V. Illustration from Svenska Dagbladet, 11 December 1909. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... To play the audio file do not click on the -image. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual work, though individual works are sometimes... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... Värmland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Wermelandia, or Värmland - a historical Province of Sweden Värmland County, or Värmlands län - a current County of Sweden Part of Närke and Värmland County, or Närkes och Värmlands län - an earlier name for Örebro County This... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...

In 1914 Selma Lagerlöf herself became a member of the body that awards the Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy. At the start of the Second World War, she sent her Nobel Prize medal to the government of Finland to help them raise money to fight the Soviet Union. The Finnish government was so touched that it raised the necessary money by other means and returned her medal to her. The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. ... Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ...

She was a close friend to Sophie Elkan, and the preserved letters from their correspondence make it hard to believe that this relationship was anything else than homosexual. Homosexuality may refer to: A sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love, and sexual desire exclusively or nearly exclusively for members of the same sex or with the same gender identity (e. ...

She lived in Sunne, where two hotels are named after her. Her home is now preserved as a museum. Sunne is a Municipality in Värmland County, in west central Sweden. ...

Her portrait has been featured on the Swedish 20 krona bill since 1991. This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bibliography

• Gösta Berlings saga (1891)
• Osynliga länkar (1894)
• Antikrists mirakler (1897)
• En herrgårdssägen (1899)
• Jerusalem (1901-02)
• Herr Arnes penningar (1904)
• Kristuslegender (1904)
• Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (1906-07)
• Liljecronas hem (1911)
• Körkarlen (1912)
• Kejsarn av Portugallien (1914)
• Troll och människor (1915-21)
• Bannlyst (1918)
• Mårbacka (1922)
• Löwensköldska ringen (1925)
• Charlotte Löwensköld (1925)
• Anna Svärd (1928)
• Ett barns memoarer (1930)
• Dagbok för Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (1932)
• Höst (1933)
• Från skilda tider (1943-45, posthumously)

Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils) is a work of fiction by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, published in two parts 1906 and 1907. ...

External link

• Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf on Nobelprize.org (http://www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/1909/index.html)