Selma Lagerlöf

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 20, 1858 (166 years old)
Death date
Mar 16, 1940

Selma Lagerlöf

Known For

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
1h 40m
Movie 2022

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

A journey through Swedish queer film history.

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf
0h 53m
Movie 2020

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.

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.