Death as told by a sapiens to a neanderthal
Millás García, Juan José, 1946-2024
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Total copies: 1
A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. 'We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become eternal,' Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, in which science is intertwined with literature. The palaeontologist reveals essential aspects of our existence to the writer, and debates the advisability of transmitting his random vision of life to a dieting Millás, who discovers that old age is a country in which he still feels like a foreigner. After the extraordinary international reception of Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal, the most brilliant double act in Spanish literature once again dazzle the reader by addressing topics such as death and eternity, longevity, disease, ageing, natural selection, programmed death, and survival. Here you will find humour, biology, nature, life, a lot of life ... and two fascinating characters, the Sapiens and the Neanderthal, who surprise us on every page with their sharp reflections on how evolution has treated us as a species. And also as individuals.
Main title:
Death as told by a sapiens to a neanderthal / Juan José Millás & Juan Luis Arsuaga ; translated by Thomas Bunstead & Daniel Hahn.
Author:
Millás García, Juan José, 1946-, authorArsuaga, Juan Luis de, authorBunstead, Thomas, translatorHahn, Daniel, translator
Imprint:
Melbourne ; London ; Minneapolis : Scribe, 2022.©2024.
Collation:
312 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"First published in Spain by Alfaguara as 'La muerte contada por un sapiens a un neandertal' in 2021"--Title page verso.In English, translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781922585936 (paperback)
Dewey class:
128599.938
Language:
EnglishSpanish
BRN:
774149