Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Selma LagerlOf of Sweden was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909.
She is known for such works as Jerusalem (1901-02), a collection of stories about Swedish peasant life.
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