Full name: The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel

Author: Selma Lagerlof Year: 1897 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Free books Culture: Sweden Purchase/reserch links: Project Gutenberg Goodreads

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. Similar books: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof The Treasure by Selma Lagerlof The Emperor of Portugallia by Selma Lagerlof The Saga of Gosta Berling by Selma Lagerlof Christ Legends by Selma Lagerlof The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson The Return Of The Dancing Master by Henning Mankell Before the Frost by Henning Mankell Karlson on the Roof by Astrid Lindgren Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson Popular Music from Vittula by Mikael Niemi Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell The Christmas Oratorio by Goran Tunstrom The Royal Physician's Visit by Per Olov Enquist The Glassblower's Children by Maria Gripe Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Soderberg