Selma Lagerl枚f (Author of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils)

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Selma Lagerl枚f

Born

in 惭氓谤产补肠办补, V盲rmland, Sweden

November 20, 1858

Died

March 06, 1940

Genre

Magic Realism, Fiction, Children's Books

Influences

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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerl枚f (1858-1940) was a Swedish author. In 1909 she became the first woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings". She later also became the first female member of the Swedish Academy.

Born in the forested countryside of Sweden she was told many of the classic Swedish fairytales, which she would later use as inspiration in her magic realist writings. Since she for some of her early years had problems with her legs (she was born with a faulty hip) she would also spend a lot of time reading books such as the Bible.

As a young woman she was a teacher in the southern parts of Sweden for ten years befo ...more

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	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerl枚f, Thea Kliros (Illustrator), Peter Klusen (Translator), Mathilde Mann (Translator), Mustafa Yal莽谋ner (translator), Velma Swanston Howard (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 12,380 ratings — published 1906 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emperor of Portugalia 3.88 avg rating — 7,646 ratings — published 1914 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	G枚sta Berling's Saga 3.63 avg rating — 6,157 ratings — published 1891 — 441 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En herrg氓rdss盲gen 3.56 avg rating — 2,313 ratings — published 1899 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jerusalem by Selma Lagerl枚f, Velma Swanston Howard (Translator) 4.05 avg rating — 1,947 ratings — 199 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Herr Arnes penningar 3.45 avg rating — 2,099 ratings — published 1904 — 147 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The L枚wensk枚ld Ring 3.74 avg rating — 1,348 ratings — published 1925 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	碍枚谤办补谤濒别苍 3.75 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 1912	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La leggenda della rosa di Natale 3.78 avg rating — 944 ratings — published 1910 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	袦芯褉斜邪泻泻邪 by Selma Lagerl枚f, 小械谢褜屑邪袥邪覒械褉谢褜芯褎, 袧邪褌邪谢褟袉胁邪薪懈褔褍泻 (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 737 ratings — published 1922 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nils Holgersson (2 books)
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L枚wensk枚ldska ringen (3 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 3,255 ratings

Jerusalem (2 books)
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惭氓谤产补肠办补 (3 books)
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“Nothing on earth can make up for the loss of one who has loved you.”
― Selma Lagerl枚f

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“Have you ever seen a child sitting on its mother鈥檚 knee listening to fairy stories? As long as the child is told of cruel giants and of the terrible suffering of beautiful princesses, it holds its head up and its eyes open; but if the mother begins to speak of happiness and sunshine, the little one closes its eyes and falls asleep with its head against her breast. . . . I am a child like that, too. Others may like stories of flowers and sunshine; but I choose the dark nights and sad destinies.”
― Selma Lagerl枚f, G枚sta Berling's Saga

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“What Gosta,' he said to himself, 'can you no longer endure? You have been hardened in poverty all of your life; you have heard every tree in the forest, every tuft in the meadows preach to you of sacrifice and patience. You, brought up in a country where the winter is severe, and the summer joy is very short, have you forgotten the art of bearing your trials?
'Oh Gosta, a man must bear all that life gives him with a courageous heart and a smile on his lips, else he is no man. Sorrow as much as you will. If you love your beloved, let your conscience burn and chafe within you, but show yourself a man and a Varmlander. Let your glances beam with joy, and meet your friends with a gay word on your lips! Life and nature are hard. They bring forth courage and joy as a counterweight against their own hardness, or no one could endure them...”
― Selma Lagerl枚f

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November 2024 Old School Classics Poll

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, 1844, 625pp

70 votes, 35.2%

My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1858, 240pp

39 votes, 19.6%

The Duel: by Joseph Conrad, 1908, 112pp

23 votes, 11.6%

G枚sta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerl枚f, 1891, 368pp

19 votes, 9.5%

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, 1824, 272pp

17 votes, 8.5%

The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf, 1842, 108pp

17 votes, 8.5%

Jacques the Fatalist by Denis Diderot, 1796, 304pp

14 votes, 7.0%

199 total votes

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