On this day, 85 years ago, on March 16, 1940 (February 8, 1940 in the lunar calendar), Swedish female writer Ragloff died of illness. Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940) was a Swedish female writer. Born into a noble military officer family in the village of Mabaka, Weemran Province, western Sweden. When he was 3 years old, he had difficulty walking due to lower limb disease. He mainly relied on books and his grandmother who could tell stories to accompany him day and night. He was exposed to a large number of fairy tales, Chinese folklore, etc. In 1882, Raglov entered the Royal Women's Normal College in Stockholm, the capital, and was baptized in science. She is well-read and has extensively studied in various fields such as philosophy, theology and literature. After graduation, she taught geography in primary school for 10 years and engaged in writing in her spare time. In 1891, the first novel came out and was appreciated by the famous Danish literary critic Brandeis, and became famous. Since then, he published excellent collections of short stories "The Invisible Chains"(1894),"The Queens of Kungahala"(1899), the novels "The Miracle of the Pseudo-Christ"(1897), and "Jerusalem"(1901-1902). "Jerusalem" is known as the "national epic" that reaches the highest level of art. In 1897, Raglov settled in the city of Fallon in central Sweden. In 1906, at the request of a Swedish primary school principal, he agreed to write a book suitable for children. A writer who is nearly 50 years old, in order to collect relevant information, endured the great pain caused by leg diseases, traveled mountains and rivers, and conducted on-site inspections across the country. On the basis of carefully studying the living habits and laws of birds and animals, and investigating customs and folklore in various places, she finally completed the world-famous fairy tale novel "The Adventures of Niels"(literally translated as "Niels Harjesund travels around Sweden in a legendary manner"). This work brought the writer to the same reputation as Andersen. In her wonderful and touching award-winning speech, she expressed her heartfelt love and praise to her father, her country, and the writers and thinkers who inspired her. After that, she wrote "The Home of Linucrona"(1911),"The Coachman of Death"(1912),"The Emperor of Portugal"(1914),"The Goblins and Men"(1915-1921),"The Criminals"(1918),"Lewinshaw" trilogy (1925-1928),"Anna Swett", etc. In his later years, he returned to his ancestral home in Mabaka Grange and settled down. He continued to write and wrote important works such as "Memories of a Child"(1930),"Diary"(1932), and "The Story of Christmas"(1938). He died of illness on March 16, 1940, at the age of 82. In 1909, she won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for the noble idealism, rich imagination, and plain and beautiful style unique to her works." Comment: Perseverance and prolific Nobel Prize winner in Literature