1909 Nobel Prize in Literature

1909 Nobel Prize in Literature
Selma Lagerlöf
"in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings."
Date
  • 7 October 1909 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1909
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First award1901
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings." She became the first woman and first Swede to be awarded the prize.

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