LagerlцІf Selma Ottilia Lovis (LAGERLEF Selma Ottiliana Lovisa)

(1858-1940)
Born November 20, 1858 in the province of Vцєrmland. In 1888 came to Stockholm to get the teaching profession. After completion of education has a place in school Landskrona in southern Sweden. In Stockholm, she appeared intent to write a book based on fairy tales and legends native province. The book is called Saga Berlings Yeste (Gsta Berlings saga, 1891). Unique originality and richness of imagination brought the young writer glories, and she decided to devote himself to creative. Her artistic talent is even more stronger in the two collections of short stories, invisible chains (Osynliga lnkar, 1894) and Queen in Kungahella (Drottningar i Kungahlla, 1899). The peak of creativity LagerlцІf became the novel Jerusalem (Jerusalem, v. 1-2, 1901-1902) - about a group of Swedish peasants who emigrated to Palestine. Deep knowledge of people and psychological insight, marked novels carter (Krkarlen, . 1912), . The Emperor of Portugal (Kejsarn av Portugallien, . 1914), . Ring Levensheldov (Lwenskldska ringen, . 1925), . Levensheld Charlotte (Charlotte Lwenskld, . 1925) and many others,
. Children's book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson (Nils Holgerssons underbara resa, v. 1-2, 1906-1907) translated into many languages. In 1909 Selma LagerlцІf was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1914 was elected a member of the Swedish Academy. LagerlцІf died on his farm in Vцєrmland Morbakka March 16, 1940.