Simon Sebag Montefiore will talk human history at SMU’s Meadows Museum

Historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore will appear at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University on May 23 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss his latest book, The World: A Family History of Humanity.

Montefiore is the author of numerous bestselling books on history and historical fiction, including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar and Jerusalem: The Biography.

The World: A Family History of Humanity is a sweeping narrative of human history, told through the stories of individual families.

Tickets for the SMU event are $45 and include one signed book. For details, visit interabangbooks.com. The Meadows Museum is at 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas.

The following day, on May 24 at 5:30 p.m., Montefiore will appear at Interabang Books, 5600 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 142, in Dallas.

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