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Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari, born in Israel in 1976 and raised in Haifa, is a historian of the Middle Ages and of warfare and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He made his name with Sapiens, which grew out of his world history lectures and covers human history from the Stone Age. His later books, such as Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus, look at the present and the future.

Where to start with Yuval Noah Harari

Their books on Pecia, in the order we'd read them.

  1. Sapiens. De animales a diosesabout 11 hoursHis first bestseller and the base for the rest: humanity's story from the Stone Age onward.
  2. Sàpiensabout 11 hoursThe Catalan edition of Sapiens; the same book, for readers who prefer that language.
  3. 21 lecciones para el siglo XXIabout 10 hoursAfter the past and the future, he turns to the present: twenty-one essays on today's big challenges.

Yuval Noah Harari's books, second-hand

3 books with used copies for sale. On average, 20% below the cover price. Prices from 6 October 2026.

21 lecciones para el siglo XXIYuval Noah Harari★ 4.0from €7.69 −41%
Sapiens. De animales a diosesYuval Noah Harari★ 4.2from €11.62 −10%
SàpiensYuval Noah Harari★ 4.2from €11.62 −10%

What critics say

Sapiens was translated into some 45 languages and spent 96 consecutive weeks in the top three of The New York Times bestseller list, but academics have received his work less well: critics such as Christopher Hallpike and the neuroscientist Darshana Narayanan fault it for errors, lack of rigour and sensationalism. 21 Lessons split critics between strong praise and reviews that found it full of banalities, and his changes to the Russian edition drew criticism.

Written with AI help from Wikipedia and Pecia's reading guides, and reviewed by a person. Biographical facts from Wikidata. Wikipedia (es) · Wikipedia (en)