by Yves Coppens · Hachette · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782010108457
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«Le Singe, l'Afrique et l'homme» is Yves Coppens's essay on the origin of the human being, in paperback (246 pages, Hachette, in French).
The author starts from the premise that the human being does not descend from the modern monkey, but from an ancient lineage of primates with African roots. The book covers the last 70 million years, relates evolution to the tectonic and climatic history of the Earth, and offers a synthesis that integrates available knowledge without providing a definitive answer.
Published in 1983; the cover identifies it as part of the Pluriel collection.
Aimed at readers with an interest in paleontology, anthropology, and the evolutionary history of the human being.
Yves Coppens was a French anthropologist and co-discoverer of "Lucy". A graduate from the University of Rennes and the Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and also produced a film. In October 2014, Coppens was named an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis.
