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Literature · 1909
Selma Lagerlöf received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature for in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings. The award recognizes how this contribution changed the direction of its field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in literature at the time.