You can turn a retirement home into either a waiting room for death or a resting place of life — that depends on the builder.

— Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), Schriftstellerin

Topics: Illness & Weakness, Hope & Confidence

Selma Lagerlöf

Die schwedische Schriftstellerin Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) lebte und wirkte vor allem in Värmland und erhielt 1909 als erste Frau den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Ihr Werk verbindet lutherisch geprägte Ethik mit schwedischer Erzähltradition und kreist um Themen wie Schuld, Vergebung und die Auseinandersetzung mit religiösem Fanatismus. Für Bibelleser veranschaulichen ihre Erzählungen und „Christuslegenden“ biblische Motive wie Gnade, Demut und Reue in bildhafter Sprache.

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