 First edition | |
| Author | Barbara Tuchman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Crisis of the Late Middle Ages |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback, hardcover) |
| Awards | National Book Award, 1980 |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-40026-6 |
| OCLC | 3870107 |
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century is a narrative history book by the American historian Barbara Tuchman, first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1978. It won a 1980 U.S. National Book Award in History.[1][a]
The main title, A Distant Mirror, conveys Tuchman's thesis that the death and suffering of the 14th century reflect those of the 20th century, particularly the horrors of World War I.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
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