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Dance of the Tiger by Björn Kurtén

Dance of the Tiger A Novel of the Ice Age

by Björn Kurtén (Author), Stephen Jay Gould (Introduction)
October 1995
First Edition
Paperback
$29.95, £24.00
Title Details

Rights: Available worldwide
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9780520202771
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25

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About the Book

Björn Kurtén's compelling novel gives the reader a detailed picture of life 35,000 years ago in Western Europe. One of the world's leading scholars of Ice Age fauna, Kurtén fuses extraordinary knowledge and imagination in this vivid evocation of our deepest past. This novel illuminates the lives of the humans who left us magnificent paintings in the caves of France and Spain.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Stephen Jay Gould

A Challenge to the Reader

PART ONE: VEYDE

PART TWO: SHELK

PART THREE: TIGER

Author's Note