The great impact of the novel El Carretero de la Muerte by the Swedish Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize, recently translated by Omar Pérez Santiago

Selma Lagerlöf is a transcendental figure in Swedish and universal literature, and her novel "The Road of Death" (Körkarlen) recently translated by the notable Chilean writer, Omar Pérez Santiago, has a profound significance for several reasons: Importance of Selma Lagerlöf: Pioneer and Nobel Prize: Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. This recognition not only honored her literary talent, but also opened th…