Humlehjertene is a novel published in 1980 by the Norwegian

Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...

 writer Ola Bauer

Ola Bauer

Ola Bauer was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel Graffiti in 1976, under the pseudonym Jo Vendt. Among his best known books are Humlehjertene , Rosapenna , and Metoden . Bauer was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1982, and the Dobloug Prize in 1998...

. The narrator travels to Paris, falls in love with the Finnish girl "Marja", and ends up on the barricades with paving stones in his hands. As a former journalist Bauer had been in Paris during the May 1968 events. Bauer was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment

Gyldendal's Endowment

Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated with...

 for his literary works in 1982.

The novel is the third in a series about the character "Jo Vendt". The independent sequel Rosapenna

Rosapenna

Rosapenna is a novel published in 1983 by the Norwegian writer Ola Bauer. The book introduced Belfast and Northern Ireland into Norwegian literature.-Context:The novel is the fourth in a series about the character "Jo Vendt"...

was published in 1983.