Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser

Summary: Ernst H. Gombrich, one of the most distinguished scholars of the 20th century, achieved the impossible: he succinctly and convincingly narrated the history of humanity in 360 pages. In 1935, at the age of just 25, he set out to write a world history for young readers. Without ever becoming tedious, he vividly and engagingly describes the complex development of humanity from the Stone Age to World War I, all while maintaining a keen eye for detail. He successfully weaves a grand narrative without overlooking or trivializing the complexity of historical events. As a result, the book offers something unique to both young and old readers: after reading it, they can grasp the major events of the past in one go, and Gombrich finally provides a coherent thread to our often fragmented knowledge of history.

Authors: Gombrich, Ernst H.; Gombrich, Leonie Lilavati (Introduction); Menschik, Kat (Illustrations)
About the Author: Ernst H. Gombrich, born in 1909 in Vienna and died in 2001 in London, was a British art historian of Austrian descent who worked at the Warburg Institute in London. He is regarded as one of the most respected art historians in the world. His world-famous 'Story of Art' was published in 1950 and is among the best-selling art books. Kat Menschik, born in 1968, works as a freelance illustrator in Berlin and the Oderbruch. Her drawings regularly appear in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. For DuMont, she illustrated Haruki Murakami's 'Sleep' (2009) as well as 'The Bakery Heists' (2012) and Ernst H. Gombrich's 'A Little History of the World for Young Readers' (2011). The perpetual calendar 'The Variable Calendar' was published in 2012.