Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal

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 Millas in this book, in which science is intertwined with literature. The paleontologist reveals essential aspects of our existence to the writer, and debates the advisability of transmitting his random vision of life to a dieting Millas, 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.


Praise for Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal –

‘Absorbing, amusing, and enlightening; a charming exploration not only of evolution, but of human enquiry and wonder.’
-Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of Kindred- Neanderthal life, love, death and art

‘Written with humour and lightly-worn learning, this book makes the familiar strange and the strange uncannily familiar; a fascinating journey into our shared prehistory via the shops, galleries, restaurants, playgrounds, and parks of a twenty-first century city.’
-Helen Gordon, author of Notes from Deep Time- a journey through our past and future world

‘Millas is one of the writers with the most truth per square centimetre of a page.’
-Antonio Iturbe, What to Read

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Imprint: Scribe Australia
Publication date: 27/02/2024