Kaia Bruland Nilssen

Kaia Bruland Nilssen (1868 – 18 January 1950) was a Norwegian novelist.

Beginning in 1895, she published several novellas and novels, and occasionally poems.[1] She has been noted as writing non-pretentious trivial literature for a female audience. The book Aagot Vangen - et livsbillede from 1903 is a biographical novel about the Norwegian sculptress Aagot Vangen, who received her artistic education in Paris but died when still in her twenties. Kaia Bruland-Nilssen's most popular book was 1897's Sjøgutten. She also contributed to the scandal sheet Spidskuglen.[2]

She resided near Bekkestua in Bærum.[3] She died in 1950.[4]

Selected works

First editions only:[1]

  • Violinspilleren, 1895
  • Stedmoder og steddatter, 1896
  • Sjøgutten, 1897
  • Forstand og hjerte, 1898
  • Tante Ellen: fortælling, 1899
  • Aagot Vangen: et livsbillede, 1903
  • Dagmar Norgaards veninde, 1905
  • Skjærgaardsliv, 1908
  • Familien Granli, 1910
  • Gutten som visste at hjelpe sig, 1915
  • Ungdomskjærlighet, 1915
  • Familiens yngste, 1917
  • Alfhild Haug, 1920
  • Et ægteskaps historie, 1922
  • Taushet som dræper, 1929
  • Liv Bille, 1933
  • Fra Midnatsolens land
  • Glemte melodier: juleskisser
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References
  1. 1940–1980. Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). 3. Oslo: Pax. 1990. p. 252.
  2. 1600–1900. Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). 1. Oslo: Pax. 1988. p. 96.
  3. "Hvem bor hvor?". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 7 September 1934. p. 2.
  4. Death announcement, Asker og Bærums Budstikke 23 January 1950 p. 3


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