I would like to express my gratitude to the following people, without
whom this project would not have been possible:
To David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave, who first came up with the idea of this
graphic novel. Their creative genius has enabled the three of us to retell human history from
a completely fresh perspective—I could not have done it without them. Their humor and
intelligence made it a truly enjoyable experience. It has been sheer fun to work together.
To Martin Zeller for editing the French text and enabling our bilingual team to work together smoothly.
To Adriana Hunter, whose translation of the text from French to English not only
bridged many cultural gaps but also helped bring the characters to life.
To Claire Champion for coloring and adding depth to the illustrations.
To Anne Michel, Lauren Triou, Aurelie Lapautre and the entire Albin Michel team who
helped make this collaboration happen even in the midst of a global pandemic.
To Professor Robin Dunbar, whose ideas inspired my thinking for many
years, and who kindly agreed to be featured as a character.
To Sapienship’s CEO and CMO, Naama Avital and Naama Wartenburg—for their guidance,
their dedication and their ideas, and for making a captivating story emerge out of a sea of
endless details—and to Daniel Taylor for ensuring that story gets printed worldwide.
To the rest of the Sapienship team: Shay Abel, Michael Zur, Guangyu Chen, Hannah
Morgan, Nina Zivy, Jason Parry, Galiete Gothelf, Erick Marchan and as a research assistant,
Katia Zotovski, for their enthusiastic and professional work, whether in a cramped Tel
Aviv apartment, in shiny new offices or locked down in their own homes.
To Slava Greenberg for his invaluable input on human diversity and for saving us from many pitfalls.
To my mother, Pnina Harari, for her continued support.
To Itzik Yahav, my husband and cofounder of Sapienship, for his vision and faith,
and his ability to not only dream big but also realize big dreams.
—YUVAL NOAH HARARI
My thanks to Professor Robin Dunbar and Antoine Balzeau of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
—DAVID VANDERMEULEN
Thank you to my dear friends, Franck Bourgeron and Gilles Rochier.
Thank you to Christian Lerolle for his help.
—DANIEL CASANAVE
Thank you to Noé, Caroline and Franck for their valuable help.
—CLAIRE CHAMPION
David Vandermeulen, Daniel Casanave and the editor, Martin Zeller, would like to thank
Yuval Noah Harari for agreeing to embark on this illustrated adventure with them,
and the Sapienship team for their unfailing support and their enthusiasm.
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
ALSO BY YUVAL NOAH HARARI
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my gratitude to the following people, without
whom this project would not have been possible:
To David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave, who first came up with the idea of this
graphic novel. Their creative genius has enabled the three of us to retell human history from
a completely fresh perspective—I could not have done it without them. Their humor and
intelligence made it a truly enjoyable experience. It has been sheer fun to work together.
To Martin Zeller for editing the French text and enabling our bilingual team to work together smoothly.
To Adriana Hunter, whose translation of the text from French to English not only
bridged many cultural gaps but also helped bring the characters to life.
To Claire Champion for coloring and adding depth to the illustrations.
To Anne Michel, Lauren Triou, Aurelie Lapautre and the entire Albin Michel team who
helped make this collaboration happen even in the midst of a global pandemic.
To Professor Robin Dunbar, whose ideas inspired my thinking for many
years, and who kindly agreed to be featured as a character.
To Sapienship’s CEO and CMO, Naama Avital and Naama Wartenburg—for their guidance,
their dedication and their ideas, and for making a captivating story emerge out of a sea of
endless details—and to Daniel Taylor for ensuring that story gets printed worldwide.
To the rest of the Sapienship team: Shay Abel, Michael Zur, Guangyu Chen, Hannah
Morgan, Nina Zivy, Jason Parry, Galiete Gothelf, Erick Marchan and as a research assistant,
Katia Zotovski, for their enthusiastic and professional work, whether in a cramped Tel
Aviv apartment, in shiny new offices or locked down in their own homes.
To Slava Greenberg for his invaluable input on human diversity and for saving us from many pitfalls.
To my mother, Pnina Harari, for her continued support.
To Itzik Yahav, my husband and cofounder of Sapienship, for his vision and faith,
and his ability to not only dream big but also realize big dreams.
—YUVAL NOAH HARARI
My thanks to Professor Robin Dunbar and Antoine Balzeau of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
—DAVID VANDERMEULEN
Thank you to my dear friends, Franck Bourgeron and Gilles Rochier.
Thank you to Christian Lerolle for his help.
—DANIEL CASANAVE
Thank you to Noé, Caroline and Franck for their valuable help.
—CLAIRE CHAMPION
David Vandermeulen, Daniel Casanave and the editor, Martin Zeller, would like to thank
Yuval Noah Harari for agreeing to embark on this illustrated adventure with them,
and the Sapienship team for their unfailing support and their enthusiasm.