Tarzan and the Lion Man
Adventure | |
| Publisher | Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. |
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Publication date | 1933-1934 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 318 |
| Preceded by | Tarzan and the City of Gold |
| Followed by | Tarzan and the Leopard Men |
Tarzan and the Lion Man is a novel by American writer
It satirizes Hollywood's treatment of the Tarzan character and even spoofs Burroughs' own work. It was written at a time when Johnny Weissmuller was becoming a movie star by playing Tarzan as an illiterate character, to Burroughs' open displeasure.
Plot summary
Tarzan and his lion companion Jad-bal-ja discover a mad scientist with a city of talking gorillas. To create additional havoc, a Hollywood film crew sets out to shoot a Tarzan movie in Africa and brings along an actor who is an exact double of the apeman, but is his opposite in courage and determination.
Later, as John Clayton, Tarzan visits Hollywood to find himself in a screen test for a role in a Tarzan movie. He is deemed unsuitable for the lead role because he is "not the type."
Comic adaptations
The book has been adapted into
References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. pp. 67.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 133.
External links
- Tarzan and the Lion Man at Faded Page (Canada)
- ERBzine.com Illustrated Bibliography entry for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Lion Man
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan and the Lion Man
- Text of the novel at Project Gutenberg Australia Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine