Overview
«En la naturaleza no hay vejez, no hay decrepitud. Solo hay plenitud o muerte».
«Nos encantaría descubrir que cada especie tiene un reloj biológico en sus células, porque, de existir ese reloj y si fuéramos capaces de dar con él, quizá pudiéramos pararlo y de ese modo volvernos eternos», le plantea Arsuaga a Millás en este libro en el que la ciencia se entrelaza con la literatura. El paleontólogo desvela aspectos esenciales de nuestra existencia al escritor, y se debate sobre la conveniencia de transmitir su visión azarosa de la vida a un Millás a dieta que descubre que la vejez es un país en el que todavía se siente extranjero.
Tras la extraordinaria acogida de La vida contada por un sapiens a un neandertal, el tándem más brillante de la literatura española vuelve a deslumbrar al lector abordando temas como la muerte y la eternidad, la longevidad, la enfermedad, el envejecimiento, la selección natural, la muerte programada y la supervivencia.
Humor, biología, naturaleza, vida, mucha vida... y dos personajes fascinantes, el sapiens y el neandertal, que nos sorprenden en cada página con sus agudas reflexiones sobre cómo nos ha tratado la evolución como especie. Y también como individuos.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The Sapiens and the Neanderthal are back. “The feast of intelligence” (David Broncano) is back.
“In nature there is no old age, there is no decrepitude. There is only fulfillment or death.”
“We would love to learn that all species have a biological clock within our cells. Because, if such clock existed, if we were able to find it, maybe we could stop it and, thus, become eternal”, Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, where science intertwines with literature. The paleontologist reveals essential aspects of our existence to the writer, and debates over the advisability of conveying his random insights on life to a dieting Millás, who figures old age is a country he still feels a stranger in.
After the extraordinary welcome that Life as Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal had, the most brilliant tandem in Spanish literature dazzles their readers yet again, approaching such issues as death and eternity, longevity, disease, aging, natural selection, programed death, and livelihood.
Humor, biology, nature, life, plenty of life... and two fascinating characters, the Sapiens and the Neanderthal, both surprising us page after page with their sharp reflections about the way evolution has treated us as a species. And as individuals.
This book title, La muerte contada por un sapiens a un neandertal / Death as Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal, ISBN: 9788420461052, by Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (May 24, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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