Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf

Born

November 20, 1858

Died

March 16, 1940 (81 years old)

Known For

Writing

Place of Birth

Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden

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.