Maja Lunde is a Norwegian author and screenwriter, best known for The History of Bees (2015). It received massive attention when it was first presented at the London Book Fair (Spring 2015), and was sold to seven languages before the book was even launched in Norway. So far, rights have been sold to 29 languages for publication, and the book has been No 1 on the German Bestseller List for 14 consecutive weeks. The novel was the first debut to receive the prestigious Bokhandlerprisen (Norwegian Booksellers' Prize), and is the first in a planned climate quartet. Lunde has written nine books for children and young adults. She has also written scripts for Norwegian television and films.
