Jerusalem

Salma Lagerlöf, a Swedish novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909, and was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, which has been awarded since 1901. Then, in 1914, Salma became one of the members of the Academy that awards the Nobel Prizes, adopted by her country Sweden. By 1895, Salma Lagerlöf decided to leave her teaching profession to dedicate herself to literature. She traveled to Palestine at the beginning of the twentieth century and stayed in Jerusalem. Upon her return to her country, she published a book containing her impressions of this unique part of the world. Among her most famous works are "Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey Through Sweden" 1906-1907, "Jerusalem" 1901-1902, "Invisible Bonds" 1894, "Wonders of the Antichrist" 1897, "King of Portugal," and "The Old House." The novel Jerusalem deals with the history of a wealthy and influential rural family, the Engmarson family, owners of the Engmar farm. The story develops to include the entire life of Ebrahimiya, with its various patterns of farmers, the priest, the school principal, the shop owner, and the inn owner. The novel depicts a spiritual awakening led by a practical mystic from Chicago, which resulted in a number of families selling their properties to migrate to Jerusalem.