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An evening with Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature!

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Oct 20Free

An evening with Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature!

Discover the incredible life of the first female Nobel laureate in literature during an insightful evening dedicated to her legacy. An expert and a talented performer team up to trace her unique path, bringing the depth and charm of her writing to the heart of the city.

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève (Paris 5th)

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The first Swedish personality and first female laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909, and the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy in 1914, Selma Lagerlöf, before these major distinctions, saw her works translated in France (Jerusalem, Gösta Berling's Saga), notably thanks to André Bellessort and Thekla Hammar, who helped make her style, both "Homeric" and "realistic," known.

Maria Hansson, Doctor of Scandinavian Literature and author of Selma Lagerlöf: une célèbre inconnue (Selma Lagerlöf: A Famous Stranger), who studies the reception of her work in France, and Anny Romand, actress and publisher, will retrace Lagerlöf's path to becoming a writer and her international recognition.

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