The latest manifestation of the “Sapiens” publishing enterprise is “ Sapiens: A Graphic History” (Harper Perennial), a series that tells much (if not all) of the same sweeping saga in comic-book format. The first volume in the series, co-written by David Vandermeulen and inventively illustrated by Daniel Casanave, is “The Birth of Mankind.” Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and Sapiens: A Graphic History. His books have sold 27.5 Million copies in 60 languages, and he is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. The Guardian hascredited Sapienswith revolutionizing the non-fiction market and popularizing “brainy books”. All large scale human cooperation depends on common myths that exist only in peoples’ collective imagination,” Doctor Fiction sums up. “Much of history revolves around one big question…how do you convince millions of people to believe a particular story about a god, a nation, or a limited liability company?” History proves that human beings have been perfectly willing to embrace the stories that other human being made up, and “now the very survival of rivers, trees and lions depend on the good grace of imaginary entities, almighty gods, or Google,” as Harari’s comic-book avatar puts it.

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For this project, my personal contribution was mostly in how the scenes were presented, the dialogue and the creation of the various characters. This was all done with input from Yuval, who was very involved in the project. Sebelumnya, saya tidak akan pernah menyangka sanggup membaca buku dengan teman sejarah. Salah satu kemustahilannya, membaca buku novel "Sapiens" yang akhirnya diadaptasi menjadi buku novel grafis ini. What if humanity’s major woes—war, plague, famine and inequality—originated 12,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens converted from nomads to settlers, in pursuit of the fantasy of productivity and efficiency? What if by seeking to control plants and animals, humans ended up being controlled by kings, priests, and Kafkaesque bureaucracy? Volume 2 of Sapiens: A Graphic History–The Pillars of Civilization explores a crucial chapter in human development: the Agricultural Revolution. This is the story of how wheat took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, plague, famine, and inequality became an intractable feature of the human condition.One of the characters talks of people sleeping around, adultery, and gossip about crushes in front of Harari's young niece in a couple of the story panels. To make the topic transit successfully from text to graphic, many interesting characters have been added to the narration. This serves the purpose aptly as the storyline doesn't become monotonous or too intense for younger readers.

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The graphic novel series, which is expected to be published in five volumes, was launched in autumn 2020 with Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind, focusing on the “Cognitive Revolution”. Volume 2 will be published on 14th October and can be read as a standalone or as a follow-up.Carey, John. "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 2021-06-20. David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave's adaptation of the original text ( Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind) into an illustrated graphic novel format makes the subject matter accessible to a wider audience, in particular middle-grade and high-school aged students. I felt that this was mostly successful, although as an adult reader, I occasionally found the content a little contrived. I should add that I haven't read widely within the graphic fiction format, so am perhaps not the best judge.

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One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one-homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? These two points aren't to drive you away from sharing the book with your children, but just so that you can make an informed decision of when you want to share it with them. Como en el primer volumen, acá hay menciones a la cultura popular regadas por varios sitios. Ellas mismas son un deleite y engalana muy bien una obra sobre la historia de la única especie —por ahora— que es capaz de hacer obras de arte, escribir libros y construir grandes estructuras con fines no habitacionales. De los acá presentes los que más me gustaron fueron la aparición de Kafka, que durante un tramo de la narración hace de abogado de Yuval, el cual no parece darse cuenta de quién es él y una corta, pero muy contundente alusión a El Señor de los Anillos. Volume Two tries to project growth of civilisation from point of view of exploited people. It may be labourers, poor peasants or submissive child bearing women. This may be right perspective. But ignoring the contribution of path breaking individuals (heroic figures) for development of human history is not fair. Viewing human history as just blind “social or biological” evolution may be true prior to cognitive interactions between human beings. But as author himself brings out once man learnt to think and communicate, fictional stories took place of genes. Major changes are introduced by conscious efforts (One may wish to refer to Self Organized Criticality based Evolution by Per Bak et.al., as an alternate model to this gradual evolution) Michal Shavit, publishing director of imprint Jonathan Cape at Vintage, said: “Yuval Harari never ceases to amaze, inspire and entertain his readers and this new book in the Sapiens: A Graphic History series doesn’t disappoint. In this beautiful, illustrated edition, with its focus on the Agricultural Revolution, we are thrown into a world of technological innovation, societal upheaval and the unintended consequences that accompany such seismic change. A treasure for young and old alike.’The Pillars of Civilization is a less satisfying follow-up to the first volume, though it still makes me want to read the prose version. The heavy hitter here is the reveal that the agricultural revolution was a bad thing. People getting more food and settling down? Awful! For pleasure, that is. Which I can get behind. I'd like more time for pleasure, sure.

Sapiens graphic novel, Daniel Casanave illustrates In the Sapiens graphic novel, Daniel Casanave illustrates

Sapiens: A Graphic History is an epic, radical adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s bestselling book into a graphic novel series; bursting with wit, humor, pop culture references and colourful illustrations. Harari (as co-writer) has teamed up with renowned comics artists, David Vandermeulen (co-writer) and Daniel Casanave (illustrator), to retell the story of humankind in a way that will captivate all adults and young adults – including those who don’t usually read science and history books. In discussing the unification of humankind, Harari argues that over its history, the trend for Sapiens has increasingly been towards political and economic interdependence. For centuries, the majority of humans lived in empires, and capitalist globalization is effectively producing one, global empire. Harari argues that money, empires, and universal religions are the principal drivers of this process. It's kind of a reality changing book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Just get it already! Be sure to get both volumes. Nu există ieșire din ordinea imaginată. Dacă dărâmi zidurile închisorii tale și alergi spre libertate, alergi de fapt în curtea mai spațioasă a unei închisori mai mari.„ The single most subversive idea in “Sapiens” is the notion that Homo sapiens achieved a great leap forward in evolution because of our unique ability to use language to “invent stuff.” Among the examples that Harari uses is religion: “You could never convince a chimpanzee to give you a banana by promising him unlimited bananas in ape heaven” is my single favorite line from “Sapiens,” and it’s in the graphic version, too, along with an illustration of a chimp descending Mount Sinai with a pair of tablets in his arms. The story is told, suitably enough, by an imaginary superhero called Doctor Fiction. THE SINGLE MOST SUBVERSIVE IDEA IN “SAPIENS” IS THE NOTION THAT HOMO SAPIENS ACHIEVED A GREAT LEAP FORWARD IN EVOLUTION BECAUSE OF OUR UNIQUE ABILITY TO USE LANGUAGE TO “INVENT STUFF.”Harari's main argument is that Sapiens came to dominate the world because it is the only animal that can cooperate flexibly in large numbers. He argues that prehistoric Sapiens were a key cause of the extinction of other human species such as the Neanderthals and numerous other megafauna. He further argues that the ability of Sapiens to cooperate in large numbers arises from its unique capacity to believe in things existing purely in the imagination, such as gods, nations, money and human rights. He argues that these beliefs give rise to discrimination – whether racial, sexual or political – and it is potentially impossible to have a completely unbiased society. Harari claims that all large-scale human cooperation systems – including religions, political structures, trade networks and legal institutions – owe their emergence to Sapiens' distinctive cognitive capacity for fiction. [4] Accordingly, Harari describes money as a system of mutual trust and political and economic systems as similar to religions. A] wonderful graphic novel... Smart, funny and dipped deep in the reality of what we as a species are... Crammed with the details that made the original so jaw-dropping and essential. Big Issue *Books of the Year* Gates, Bill (2016-05-20). "My 10 Favorite Books: Bill Gates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-01-28. Volume 1 of Sapiens’ graphic history was released in the last year, and it was excellent. Vol 2 doesn’t disappoint. It has two main topics: the agrarian revolution and the idea that human-created myths pull society together, sometimes more than we care to admit to. Without myths, though, we have no cohesive society. Intersubjectivity is a critical thought in this volume insofar that humans share mutual trusts, such as money, religion, etc. Leaving a comfortable job in graphic design to become a freelance illustrator, with Meredith Schomburg