The Birds (novel)

The Birds, original Nynorsk title Fuglane, is a novel by Norwegian author Tarjei Vesaas.

[2][3][4] Since it is challenging for Mattis to communicate his ideas in context and in an organized fashion, many people call him "Simple Simon" and look down on him.

He faces many challenges in life, for instance, a bird which filled him with awe and hope died, and he failed to find a suitable job in the farm.

Stemming on this event, his sister Hege encourages him to become a ferryman, and Mattis ferries his only passenger Jorgen to across the lake.

Being regarded as one of Vesaas' most important novels, it was included in the major Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag's 30 picks for Norway's national literature both in 1967 and 1996.