Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British writer whose bestsellers have been published in more than 35 languages. Catherine the Great & Potemkin was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson, Duff Cooper, and Marsh Biography Prizes. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar won the History Book of the Year Prize at the 2004 British Book Awards. Young Stalin won LA Times Book Prize for Biography (USA), the Costa Biography Award (UK), the Kreisky Prize for Political Literature (Austria) and Le Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique. Miramax is currently developing a movie of Young Stalin. He is the author of the novel, Sashenka. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he lives in London.

Books Authored

Image of The World: A Family History of Humanity
Author(s):
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Genre(s):
History, Leadership, Violence in Society, Government, Ancient Civilizations & Prehistory, Military History & Affairs

The World: A Family History

February 15, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Francis P. Sempa

“Montefiore synthesizes human history by ‘using the stories of families across time’ and ‘connecting great events with individual human drama.’”

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Image of The Romanovs: 1613-1918
Author(s):
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Genre(s):
Historical, Presidents & Heads of State, History, Russian

The Romanovs: 1613–1918

May 13, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Francis P. Sempa

Russia, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The key to understanding Russia, however, lies in her history.

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Image of One Night in Winter: A Novel
Author(s):
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction

One Night in Winter: A Novel

August 7, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Steve Emmett

“. . . a gripping read . . .”

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Image of Jerusalem: The Biography
Author(s):
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Genre(s):
Middle East, Israeli

Jerusalem: The Biography

November 2, 2011
Reviewed by: 
David E. Spiro

“Despite its strife riven past, Jerusalem is a vibrant, beautiful city, and the extensive history covered in Jerusalem: The Biography helps to bring its past alive.”

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