About the author
Selma Lagerlof, the renowned Swedish author, was born on 20 November 1858. She received a private education, which was unusual for girls of her time. Later, she studied at The Royal Advanced Female Teachers’ Seminary in Stockholm from 1882 to 1885. She taught at a Swedish high school for girls in Landskrona, Sweden. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded to her in 1909. She was also the first woman to be granted a membership in the Swedish Academy. Two of her notable works are The Story of Gosta Berling and The Invisible Links. She passed away on 16 March 1940. Questions: Answer the following questions elaborately but in very very easy language.