Spanish newspapers described Lagerlöf as motherly and traditional
She was called “grandma” and considered the epitome of “the Scandinavian race”. Research from the University of Gothenburg shows how Spanish newspaper described Selma Lagerlöf after she received the Nobel Prize in 1909.It was in conjunction with Selma Lagerlöf receiving the Nobel Prize that she became known to the Spanish public and began to be reviewed in papers there. Literary scholar Jenny Bergenmar has studied how the Spanish press, primarily cultural publications, wrote about Lagerlöf during this time.
A great deal is about the depiction of Nordic life: about the Nordic landscape,
