Maja Lunde
Author of the International bestseller The History of Bees.
Maja Lunde (b. 1975) is the most successful Norwegian author of her generation. Her books are translated into 40 languages and has sold more than 4 million copies.
Lunde’s debut novel The History of Bees (2015) was an instant hit and sold to several territories before Norwegian publication. It won The Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize as well as multiple international awards. It was the best selling book in any genre in Germany in 2017 and has so far spent 3 consecutive years on the Der Spiegel official German bestseller list.
The sequel Blue was launched in the fall 2017, as part of the author’s planned Climate Quartet. Book 3 Przewalskis Horse was published in the fall of 2019, both to equal acclaim.
Lunde has written several books for children and young adults. The children’s Christmas book The Snow Sister (2018) illustrated by Lisa Aisato, was a record-breaking success, printed in 250 000 copies in Norway and published in 30 languages.
- Unplug our Children
- Skjerm Barna
- Maja Lunde
- Kagge, 2024
Politics
- LanguageForeign publisher
- Germanbtb Random House
- SwedishNatur og Kultur
- Shutter Speed
- Lukkertid
- Maja Lunde
- Aschehoug, 2023
Novel
- LanguageForeign publisher
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- RomanianHumanitas
- SwedishNatur og Kultur
- The Windmaker
- Vindmakeren
- Maja Lunde, Lisa Aisato
- Kagge, 2023
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- EstonianRahva Raamat
- Germanbtb Random House
- HungarianCser Kft.
- LatvianZvaigzne
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- SlovakianTatran
- SwedishBonnier Carlsen
- Whitebear, the Polar Bear Prince
- Kvitebjørn
- Maja Lunde, Hans Jørgen Sandnes
- Kagge, 2022
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- Film rightsMaipo
- FrenchJungle / Steinkis Group
- Germancbj Random House
- HungarianCser Kft.
- Spanish (Spain)Galimatazo
- SwedishNypon och Vilja
- The Dream of a Tree
- Drømmen om et tre
- Maja Lunde
- Aschehoug, 2022
Fiction, Novel
- LanguageForeign publisher
- ArabicDar Al-Muna
- BulgarianPerseus
- CroatianNaklada Ljevak
- CzechDobrovsky
- DanishGrønningen1
- English/UKSimon & Schuster UK/Commonwealth
- FinnishTammi
- FrenchPresses de la Cité
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- HungarianCser Kft.
- ItalianMarsilio Editori
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- RomanianHumanitas
- SerbianOdiseja
- SlovakianSlovart
- SwedishNatur og Kultur
- The First Days
- De første dagene
- Maja Lunde
- Aschehoug, 2020
Fiction
- LanguageForeign publisher
- Germanbtb Random House
- Lilly and the Sun Keeper
- Solvokteren
- Maja Lunde, Lisa Aisato
- Kagge, 2020
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- AlbanianBotimet Jozef
- BulgarianUniscorp
- Chinese (simplified)Yilin Press
- DanishTurbine
- EstonianRahva Raamat
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- HungarianCser Kft.
- KoreanLime
- LatvianZvaigzne
- LithuanianTyto Alba
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- PortugueseBaduga
- RussianGorodets
- SlovakianTatran
- SwedishBonnier Carlsen
- UkrainianThe Old Lion Publishing House
- Przewalski’s Horse
- Przewalskis hest
- Maja Lunde
- Aschehoug, 2019
Fiction, Novel
- LanguageForeign publisher
- CzechOmega
- DanishGrønningen1
- English/North AmericaHarperVia
- English/UKSimon & Schuster UK/Commonwealth
- FinnishTammi
- FrenchPresses de la Cité
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- ItalianMarsilio Editori
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- RomanianHumanitas
- SerbianOdiseja
- SlovakianSlovart
- SwedishNatur og Kultur
- The Snow Sister Activity Book
- Snøsøsteren aktivitetsbok
- Maja Lunde, Lisa Aisato
- Kagge, 2019
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- GreekKlidarithmos
- The Name Bearer
- Navnebringeren
- Maja Lunde, Hans Jørgen Sandnes
- Aschehoug, 2019
Children, Picture Book
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- HungarianCser Kft.
- RomanianUnivers Publishing House
- The Snow Sister
- Snøsøsteren
- Maja Lunde, Lisa Aisato
- Kagge, 2018
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- AlbanianBotimet Jozef
- BelarusianIP Januškevič
- BulgarianUniscorp
- CatalanB de Blok (PRH Spain, Catalan)
- Chinese (simplified)Zhejiang Literature & Art
- CroatianNaklada Ljevak
- CzechHost
- DanishTurbine
- EstonianRahva Raamat
- FaroeseBókadeild
- Film rightsAnonymous Content
- FinnishSchildts & Söderströms
- GeorgianPalitra
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- HungarianCser Kft.
- IcelandicForlagið
- ItalianGiunti Editore
- KoreanHangilsa
- LatvianZvaigzne
- LithuanianTyto Alba
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- PortugueseBaduga
- RomanianEditura Art
- RussianAST
- SlovakianTatran
- SloveneGrafenauer
- SpanishB de Blok (PRH Spain)
- SwedishBonnier Carlsen
- TurkishCan Publishing
- UkrainianThe Old Lion Publishing House
- The World’s Coolest Kids 5. Prom-sense
- Tullball
- Maja Lunde, Hanne Sigbjørnsen
- Kagge, 2017
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- The Most Amazing Thing
- Den helt sanne historien om hvordan det aller beste ble til
- Maja Lunde, Hans Jørgen Sandnes
- Aschehoug, 2017
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- Chinese (simplified)Beijing Cheerful Century Co., Ltd.
- CzechOmega
- DanishTurbine
- IcelandicDraumsyn
- RomanianUnivers Publishing House
- SpanishSM Ediciones
- TurkishFOM Kitap
- World EnglishWacky Bee Books
- Blue
- Blå
- Maja Lunde
- Aschehoug, 2017
Fiction, Novel
- LanguageForeign publisher
- ArabicDar Al-Muna
- Braz. PortugueseEditora Morro Branco Ltda.
- CzechOmega
- DanishRosinante
- DutchUitgeverij Signatuur
- English/North AmericaHarperVia
- English/UKSimon & Schuster UK/Commonwealth
- FinnishTammi
- FrenchPresses de la Cité
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- HindiRajkamal Prakashan Group
- HungarianCser Kft.
- ItalianMarsilio Editori
- ItalianSonzogno di Marsilio Editori
- LithuanianTyto Alba
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- RomanianHumanitas
- SerbianOdiseja
- SlovakianSlovart
- SpanishAlianza
- SwedishNatur & Kultur
- The World’s Coolest Kids 3. Kind, Kinder, Kindest
- Verdens kuleste gjeng 3. Snill, snillere, snillest
- Maja Lunde, Hanne Sigbjørnsen
- Kagge, 2016
Fiction, Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- SwedishNatur & Kultur
- The World’s Coolest Kids 4. School Camp Frenzy
- Verdens kuleste gjeng 4. Baluba på leirskolen
- Maja Lunde, Hanne Sigbjørnsen
- Kagge, 2016
Fiction, Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- The History of Bees
- Bienes Historie
- Maja Lunde
- Aschehoug, 2015
Fiction, Novel
- LanguageForeign publisher
- Antolog
- AlbanianAleph
- ArabicDar Al-Muna
- AzerbaijaniBookZone
- Braz. PortugueseEditora Morro Branco Ltda.
- BulgarianPerseus
- Chinese (simplified)The Writer’s Publishing House
- CroatianNaklada Ljevak
- CzechOmega
- DanishRosinante
- DutchDe Bezige Bij
- English/North AmericaSimon&Schuster/Touchstone
- English/UKSimon & Schuster UK/Commonwealth
- EstonianRahva Raamat
- FinnishTammi
- FrenchPresses de la Cité
- GeorgianSulakauri Publishing
- Germanbtb Random House
- GreekKlidarithmos
- HebrewModan
- HindiRajkamal Prakashan Group
- HungarianCser Kft.
- IcelandicForlagið
- ItalianSonzogno di Marsilio Editori
- JapaneseNHK-Publishing
- KoreanHyundaemunhak Co., Ltd.
- LatvianJumava
- LithuanianTyto Alba
- PolishWydawnictwo Literackie
- PortugueseMinotauro
- RomanianHumanitas
- RussianPhantom Press
- SerbianOdiseja
- SlovakianSlovart
- SloveneUCILA INTERNATIONAL
- SpanishSiruela
- SwedishNatur & Kultur
- TurkishMonokl
- TurkishTudem
- VietnameseNha Nam Publishing & Communications JSC
- The World’s Coolest Kids 1. Stage Fright
- Verdens kuleste gjeng 1. Sceneskrekk
- Maja Lunde, Hanne Sigbjørnsen
- Kagge, 2015
Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- LatvianZvaigzne
- RomanianUnivers Publishing House
- SwedishNatur & Kultur
- The World’s Coolest Kids 2. Masterchef Chaos
- Verdens kuleste gjeng 2. Kokkekaos
- Maja Lunde, Hanne Sigbjørnsen
- Kagge, 2015
Fiction, Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- DanishTurbine
- RomanianUnivers Publishing House
- SwedishNatur & Kultur
- Battle
- Battle
- Maja Lunde
- Kagge, 2014
YA
- LanguageForeign publisher
- BulgarianTonipress
- DanishTurbine
- Film rightsFriland
- GermanUrachhaus
- RomanianUnivers Publishing House
- SpanishNocturna Ediciones
- SwedishNatur & Kultur
- The Crossing
- Over grensen
- Maja Lunde
- Gyldendal, 2012
Fiction, Children
- LanguageForeign publisher
- BulgarianTonipress
- Film rightsMaipo
- GermanUrachhaus
- RussianAlbus Corvus
- SpanishNocturna Ediciones