History of the bees, the novel revelation of Norwegian letters, is an epic and global story in which, through three intertwined narratives, Maja Lunde reflects on human beings and their relationship with nature over time. In England in 1852, William, a naturalist and seed merchant who does not go through his prime, struggles to develop a brand new hive that will bring him and his children fame and respect. George is a beekeeper from the United States who in 2007 hopes that his college son will continue the sacrificed family business. In China in 2098, where the bees have disappeared and with them the world as it was known, Tao engages in manual pollination with the desire to give his son a better life than his own. Maja Lunde deploys in this ambitious novel an extensive canvas where, while showing the first and humble attempts of the human being in the field of beekeeping, industrial beekeeping today and a future in which these insects have completely extinguished, also explores with subtlety and depth family relationships, development and the environment. "A novel writer who has the courage to execute such a wide and accomplished mosaic and, besides, putting a controversial and topical issue on the table is something that is not seen every day." Aftenposten