Rasmus Løland (24 May 1861 – 12 October 1907) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer.

Biography

Rasmus Løland was born on a farm at

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county, Norway. In the late 1890s, he had travel grants to

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. In 1903 he bought a house at Labråten in Asker. His first literary works were published in the magazine ''

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'' in the 1880s, and his first book was the short story collection ''Folkeliv'' from 1891. He edited the children's magazine ''

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'' from 1902. He is best remembered for his children's books, such as ''Paa sjølvstyr'' from 1892, ''Ungar'' from 1892, ''Kor vart det av jola?'' from 1894, ''Smaagutar'' from 1897, ''Det store nashorne'' from 1900, and ''Kvitebjørnen'' from 1906. Løland died of tuberculosis at 46 years of age and was buried at Asker cemetery.

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Digitized books by Løland
in the

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1861 births 1907 deaths People from Suldal Nynorsk-language writers Norwegian children's writers Norwegian magazine editors 19th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists {{Norway-novelist-stub