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 sculptor 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]
Bruland Nilssen resided near Bekkestua in Bærum.[3] She died in 1950.[4]
Selected works edit
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
References edit
- ^ a b 1940–1980. Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Pax. 1990. p. 252.
- ^ 1600–1900. Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Oslo: Pax. 1988. p. 96.
- ^ "Hvem bor hvor?". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 7 September 1934. p. 2.
- ^ Death announcement, Asker og Bærums Budstikke 23 January 1950 p. 3
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