Kurtén, Björn: DANCE OF THE TIGER. A Novel of the Ice Age

California 1980. Björn Kurten, a Swedish-speaking Finn who is an unquestioned giant of paleontology, proves with this exciting, lyrical and often moving novel that there is nothing paradoxical about a scientist’s creating first-rate fiction. The story is set in Scandinavia, as the Cro-Magnon peoples enter Neandertal territory during a thaw in the great Ice Age. Kurtain’s story-telling skills entwine with his scientific knowledge as we are drawn into a guessing game about who would survive the other and why. The greatest appeal of Kurten’s novel arises from his proper treatment of both Neandertal and Cro-Magnon as people of fully human intelligence and feeling., English, Year1980, Illust. B/W2, Illust. Color1, ISBN 0520202775, Code 2284. RETAIL ONLY.. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 255, Size 8”x 5 1/2”