Kaia Bruland Nilssen (1868 – 18 January 1950) was a Norwegian novelist.
Beginning in 1895, she published several novellas and novels, and occasionally poems. 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.
Bruland Nilssen resided near Bekkestua in Bærum. She died in 1950.Death announcement, Asker og Bærums Budstikke 23 January 1950 p. 3
Selected works First editions only: 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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