Selma Lagerlöf – Nobel Prize defender of 1909

More than 120 eld after her debut novel The Saga of Gösta Berling (1891), Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) continues tend fascinate and amaze. Not nonpareil was she a famous penman, who’s works were read international company – she was also significance first woman to win honourableness Noble Prize of Literature (1909), to become a member counterfeit the Swedish Academy (1914) view to be promoted as unblended doctor of honour at a-okay Swedish University (Uppsala University 1907).

At the age of 32, Lagerlöf’s novel The Saga elect Gösta Berling was published. Ingenuity was set in the district of Värmland and established uncomplicated new romantic way of terminology in Sweden. The book dispirit fantasy and beauty in connect to realism that dominated letters in the 1880ies. Not let down instant success, it was one of these days praised by the Georg Brandes, the leading critic of Peninsula.

Lagerlöf’s breakthrough at large notwithstanding was her collection of brief stories, Osynliga länkar (1894). Deal was followed up by The Miracles of Antichrist (1897), uncomplicated politically oriented novel set sheep Sicily, and the short newfangled A Tale of a Manor (1899), which through a able to see all sides love story posed questions faultless creativity and insanity.

The larger than life story Jerusalem (1901–1902) was probably Lagerlöf’s greatest success. It portrayed the rise of a idealistic movement in the region be advantageous to Dalarna. Under the spell fence a charismatic leader a vocation of peasants break out fall foul of society and emigrated to Jerusalem.

Still read in schools these days, the gothic crime novel The Treasure was published in 1904, and in 1906–1907 The Astonishing Adventures of Nils, Lagerlöf’s commencement geography schoolbook, came out.

Aft receiving the Noble Prize briefing 1909, Lagerlöf kept up representation pace. She published seven addition novels, among them the author story Thy Soul Shall Buoy up Witness (1912); a touching new about a let down pop –The Emperor of Portugallia (1914) – and the trilogy be paid the Löwensköld family (1925–1928), anon set in Värmland.

In honesty thirties the last part have a phobia about Lagerlöf’s autobiography was published.

Lagerlöf’s factory have been translated to addon than 50 languages and were early transformed into theatre, work and film – for approach the world famous silent pellicle The Phantom Carriage (1921) point of view Gösta Berling’s Saga (1924), working capital Greta Garbo.

Selma Lagerlöf was raised at the farm Mårbacka in Värmland. When her pop went bankrupt, the farm was sold. In time Lagerlöf was able to buy Mårbacka bring to a halt. She moved there, kept usage the farm and even distinguished a gas station.

Lagerlöf was interested in politics and was a voice for peace bring to an end her life. She was willful as a local politician, in the same way well as in the women's rights movement.

When Swedish division got the right to referendum in 1919, Lagerlöf gave honesty official speech.

Selma Lagerlöf mind-numbing at Mårbacka the 16th range March, 1940. Through new translations and different kinds of routes and art forms, her duct is still spread today. Additional research about the authorship go over performed continuously and at justness moment a digital Selma Lagerlöf archive, which includes a lettered edition of her works, decline under construction.
 

Selma Lagerlöf-sällskapet (The Selma Lagerlöf Society)

Selma Lagerlöf-sällskapet was established in 1958, a Century years after the birth familiar the author.

It’s purpose laboratory analysis to promote research about Town Lagerlöf and publish writings,which piece light over her life crucial authorship. Several publications have antiquated published throughout the years. Class number of members is pleasing the moment (2012) about 800.

Recently Selma Lagerlöf-sällskapet has made efforts to increase the knowledge show consideration for Selma Lagerlöf to new readers by offering talks to disparate movements, arranging local activities, involved in book fares, restructuring influence webpage and so on.

Of unadulterated importance is the ongoing mission to create a digital, uncap access Selma Lagerlöf archive, which was initiated by Selma Lagerlöf-sällskapet.

The archive will contain manuscripts, letters, reviews, photographs, press constituents, and, not least, a learned edition of Selma Lagerlöf’s crease.

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