{"product_id":"the-saga-of-gosta-berling-9780143105909","title":"The Saga of Gosta Berling","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first new English translation in more than one hundred years of the Swedish \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1909, Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003ci\u003eThe Saga of Gösta Berling\u003c\/i\u003e is her first and best-loved novel--and the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo into stardom. A defrocked minister, Gösta Berling finds a home at Ekeby, an ironworks estate that also houses and assortment of eccentric veterans of the Napoleanic Wars. His defiant and poetic spirit proves magnetic to a string of women, who fall under his spell in this sweeping historical epic set against the backdrop of the magnificent wintry beauty of rural Sweden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Selma Lagerlof\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 4.94w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143105909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelma Lagerlöf\u003c\/b\u003e (1858-1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1909. She is known around the world for her classic children's book \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Norlen\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prize in 2004. He lives in Seattle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge C. Schoolfield\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is a professor emeritus of German and Scandinavian literature at Yale.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43575019405427,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":25.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c03b0c2d-a952-430c-81b1-e8f6f0df0189.jpg?v=1755342345","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-saga-of-gosta-berling-9780143105909","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}