Selma Lagerlof
Novelist

Selma Lagerlof Net Worth

Selma Lagerlof was a Swedish author and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient born on November 20, 1858 in Marbacka, Sweden. She is best known for her Wonderful Adventures of Nils book series, as well as other works such as The Changeling, The Outcast, and various novels, short stories, plays, and memoirs.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 20, 1858
Birth Place Marbacka, Sweden
Age 161 YEARS OLD
Died On Mar 16, 1940 (age 81)
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

A Swedish author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, she is best known for her Wonderful Adventures of Nils book series. Her other literary works include The Changeling, The Outcast, and numerous other novels, short stories, plays, and memoirs.

Before Fame

She taught at a girls' school in her native Sweden during the 1880s and 1890s. She published her first novel, The Story of Gösta Berling, in 1891.

Trivia

In 1909, she became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Family Life

She was the fourth child born to Erik and Louise Lagerlöf. In the mid-1890s she fell in love with fellow Writer, Sophie Elkan.

Associated With

Her fantastical novels stood in stark contrast to the realistic work of contemporaries like August Strindberg.

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