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September 7, 2010 |
Selma Lagerlöf
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MEMORIES OF MARBACKA
$12.95
Selection of autobiographical writings by Selma Lagerlöf.
Tells of Selma Lagerlöf's childhood, young adulthood and the family estate Marbacka in Sweden. She was crippled in her childhood and decided early to become a writer. Her family lost the estate, but years later, she was able to purchase it back. Today Marbacka is open to visitors.
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) is one of Sweden's best-loved storytellers. In 1909, she became the first woman-and the first Swede-to win the Nobel Prize for Literature; later she was the first woman to be inducted into the Swedish Academy. Her writings possess keen psychological insight and address the perennial struggles and joys of human existence. They are among Sweden's prized possessions and the treasures of world literature.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9", 200 pages. ISBN 1-572160-48-9
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Selma Lagerlöf's Words of Love and Wisdom
$10.95 Special Price
Compiled by Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret.
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) is one of Swedens best-loved storytellers. In 1909, she became the first woman-and the first Swede-to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her writings are among the treasures of world literature. Her subtle wit and wisdom sparkle with a romantic, legendary cast of characters.
This book includes selections from her literary works of some of her keen observations, both the profound and the witty.
Perfect-bound, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2", 64 pages. ISBN 1-572160-32-2
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GOSTA BERLING'S SAGA
$18.95
By Selma Lagerlöf. Translation by Lillie Tudeer.
A second reprinting of Selma Lagerlöfs classic work, first published in Sweden in 1891, is available again in English, in a handsome, affordable reprint edition by Penfield Press. A first printing of 1500 copies in almost 60 years of this classic novel was released in 1997 by Penfield Press.
In 1909, Lagerlöf became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. Gosta Berlings Saga is acclaimed by many as her finest work; it is certainly her most popular. Lagerlöf drew on stories of legendary figures in her rural province in south-central Sweden to weave this epic tapestry of passions.
The setting provides a fresh departure from contemporary life, illustrating a simple country existence. Gosta Berlings Saga deserves renewed attention from students and lovers of literature.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9", 358 pages. ISBN 1-572160-33-0
Now available on Kindle - item number: B003WUY3HG
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*THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS AND THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS HOLGERSSON
$16.95
By Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf.
"If you have learned anything at all from us, Thumbietot, you no longer think that the humans should have the whole earth to themselves," said the wild goose, solemnly. "Remember you have a large country and you can easily afford to leave a few bare rocks, a few shallow lakes and swamps, a few desolate cliffs and remote forests to us poor, dumb creatures, where we can be allowed to live in peace. All my days I have been hounded and hunted. It would be a comfort to know that there is a refuge somewhere for one like me."
"Indeed, I should be glad to help if I could," said the boy, "but it is not likely that I shall ever again have influence among human beings."
Two books in one, unabridged, Perfect-bound, 6 x 9", 408 pages. ISBN 1-572160-36-5
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