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The Saga of Gosta Berling
Selma Lagerlöf
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Description for The Saga of Gosta Berling
Paperback. Set in 1820s Sweden, this title tells the story of a defrocked minister named Gosta Berling. Translator(s): Norlen, Paul. Num Pages: 399 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
One hundred years ago, Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She assured her place in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic, her first and best-loved novel, and the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom. Set in 1820s Sweden, it tells the story of a defrocked minister named Gösta Berling. After his appetite for alcohol and previous indiscretions end his career, Berling finds a home at Ekeby, an ironworks estate owned by Margareta Celsing, the "Majoress," that also houses and assortment of eccentric ... Read more
One hundred years ago, Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She assured her place in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic, her first and best-loved novel, and the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom. Set in 1820s Sweden, it tells the story of a defrocked minister named Gösta Berling. After his appetite for alcohol and previous indiscretions end his career, Berling finds a home at Ekeby, an ironworks estate owned by Margareta Celsing, the "Majoress," that also houses and assortment of eccentric ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
399
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
399
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143105909
SKU
V9780143105909
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Ref
99-98
About Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a teacher in a girls' secondary school before she became a full-time writer. She is known around the world for her classic children's book The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson and she was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in 1909.
Reviews for The Saga of Gosta Berling
Among [women novelists] of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlof.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar