Selma Lagerlöf's The Saga of Gösta Berling (1891) | Book Review and Analysis

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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 1909 was awarded to Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive the award. This is a reflection on The Saga of Gösta Berling (Gösta Berlings Saga). English translation by Paul Norlen published by Penguin in 2009. The film adaptation (Mauritz Stiller, 1924) launched Greta Garbo's career.

Contents:
00:00 – Introduction
01:20 – About Selma Lagerlöf
04:00 – Four features of Lagerlöf's work according to Vita Sackville-West
06:24 – About The Saga of Gösta Berling
07:57 – Genre and structure
10:50 – Themes
13:40 – The protagonist
15:16 – Other important characters
17:44 – Six episodes/chapters that stand out
24:03 – A word on the film adaptation
25:25 – Bottom line

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