# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/selma-lagerlof
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:47:38.853Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was born on 20 November 1858 in Sweden. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at 33, launching a writing career that would redefine what was possible for women in letters. In 1909 the Nobel committee awarded her its literature prize — no woman had received it before. Five years later, in 1914, the Swedish Academy granted her membership, again a first for a woman. She continued writing until her death on 16 March 1940, having spent three decades as proof that the door, once opened, would not close again.