Tuesday 20 March 2012

Selma Lagerlöf: Surface And Depth

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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (1858 - 1940) was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book 'The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Jenny Watson looks at the importance of Lagerlöf's oeuvre and the complex depths beneath her seemingly simple tales and public persona.

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