Back to peopleSelma LagerlöfKnown forWritingBornNovember 20, 1858DiedMarch 16, 1940Place of birthMårbacka, Värmland, SwedenBiographyLife and careerSelma Lagerlof (20 November 1858–16 March 1940) was a famous Swedish novelist. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.Filmography1 filmsAll1Crew1The Phantom Carriage1921Novel