Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (, also US: , Swedish: [²sɛlːma ²lɑːɡɛˌɭøːv] (listen); 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first female to be granted a membership in The Swedish Academy in 1914.
Den unge Gunnar Hede er sendt til Uppsala for at studere. Men hans violin drager, og han forsømmer sine studier. Dog kommer han til fornuft, da hans barndomshjem, Munkhyttan, er ved at glide familien af hænde, og han beslutter sig for at hellige sig studierne for at redde det. En roman fra Selma Lagerlöfs mere psykologiske side.
Indlæst af Morten Thunbo 2006.
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