Selma Lagerlof (20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author and the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. Life and Career She was born on 20 November 1858, in Marbacka, Sweden. In 1882, she began studying at the Teacher Training College in Stockholm, where she became … Continue reading 16 March: Tribute to Selma Lagerlof