Kaia Bruland Nilssen Explained

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

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

Notes and References

1. Book: 1940–1980. Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie. 3. 1990. Pax. Oslo. Norwegian. 252.
2. Book: 1600–1900. Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie. 1. 1988. Pax. Oslo. Norwegian. 96.
3. News: Hvem bor hvor?. 7 September 1934. Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 2. Norwegian.
4. Death announcement, Asker og Bærums Budstikke 23 January 1950 p. 3