| Further Adventures of Nils (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Lagerlof, Selma (Author), Heiberg, Astri (Illustrator), Howard, Velma Swanston (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1409923568 ISBN-13: 9781409923565 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $18.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlf (1858-1940) was a Swedish author and the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Known internationally for her children's story The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906-07) she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909 "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings." She began her first novel, The Story of Gosta Berling (1891) while working as a teacher in Landskrona. Her first break as a writer came when she submitted the first chapters to a literary contest, and won a publishing contract for the whole book. Lagerlf's other important works include Jerusalem (1901-1902), The Emperor of Portugalia (1914), The Ring of the Lwensklds (1925), The Treasure, and Invisible Links. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.87 lbs) 268 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlof (1858-1940) was a Swedish author and the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Known internationally for her children's story The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906-07) she was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909 "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings. " She began her first novel, The Story of Gosta Berling (1891) while working as a teacher in Landskrona. Her first break as a writer came when she submitted the first chapters to a literary contest, and won a publishing contract for the whole book. Lagerlof's other important works include Jerusalem (1901-1902), The Emperor of Portugalia (1914), The Ring of the Lowenskolds (1925), The Treasure, and Invisible Links. |