Liliecrona's home
At the bottom of the dried out Svartsj lake (Black Lake) there lies the Lvdala Parsonage with its stables and outhouses. There resides the goodhearted, widowed, Pastor Lyselius and his beautiful daughter. Here one day, arrives his new wife, who turns out to be a wicked stepmother. She tempts with her cooking and other allurements, but soon shows her real self. She torments her servants and especially the parson's daughter, mamsell Maia Lisa. We follow mamsell Maia Lisa through torments and sufferings where she gets ever new and harder burdens to carry on her weak shoulders. But by her side in all weathers stands the cleareyed Little Maid, never afraid to say what she thinks or to defend justice. It is hard times when the stepmother is allowed to rule at Lvdala. Even the Parson abandons his nice personality and becomes a marionette who turns against those who he most loves. But changes will come in the end.
Selma Lagerlf (1858-1940) was a Swedish writer of novels and short stories, the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She wrote in the field of magic realism, influenced mostly by her childhood fairy tales and picturesque natural world around her home. Worked as teacher, never married, and took part in some political issues. Her best known works include "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils", "Jerusalem", and "The Emperor of Portugallia".
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Selma Lagerlf (1858-1940) was a Swedish writer of novels and short stories, the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She wrote in the field of magic realism, influenced mostly by her childhood fairy tales and picturesque natural world around her home. Worked as teacher, never married, and took part in some political issues. Her best known works include "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils", "Jerusalem", and "The Emperor of Portugallia".
Selma Lagerlöf
**Selma Lagerlöf** (1858–1940) est une figure majeure de la littérature suédoise et la première femme à recevoir le **prix Nobel de littérature en 1909**. Née dans la région rurale du Värmland, elle puise son inspiration dans les contes et croyances populaires de sa Suède natale. Son œuvre, marquée par un mélange de réalisme et de merveilleux, explore des thèmes universels comme l’amour, la foi, la mémoire et la condition féminine. *L’Empereur du Portugal*, publié en 1914, est considéré comme l’un de ses romans les plus émouvants.
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