Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlof, a celebrated and accomplished Swedish novelist, entered this world on the twentieth day of November, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. Throughout the span of her remarkable literary career, which was marked by numerous years of dedication and perseverance, she garnered widespread recognition and acclaim, ultimately earning her a plethora of prestigious accolades. Among these notable honors, she received the esteemed Nobel Prize in Literature, a testament to her exceptional literary talents, and in doing so, made history by becoming the first female writer to be bestowed this distinguished and coveted award.