David Graeber (the co-author) passed away approximately three weeks after completing the manuscript, meaning he did not live to witness the book's global success and translation into multiple languages, which has been emotionally complex for Wengrow.
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“he passed away a month later yeah about three weeks after we finished the manuscript...just constantly having to accept that David's not around to witness any of it um and he was really looking forward to it”
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Everything We Think We Know About Early Human History is Wrong | David Wengrow on Downstream— Novara MediaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:30:32 PM
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