Philip Josä Farmer (Books)

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Philip José Farmer was an American author, primarily celebrated for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. His work is distinguished by its daring exploration of sexual and religious themes, coupled with a fascination for and reinvention of the lore surrounding legendary pulp heroes. Farmer also occasionally employed wry pseudonyms, writing as if by fictional characters, showcasing a bold and unconventional approach to genre storytelling.

Tarzan Alive

316 pages
12 hours of reading

3.9(585)Add rating

Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip Josä Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughs?s errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinary figures, including Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Bulldog Drummond. øTarzan Alive offers the first chronological account of Tarzan's life, narrated in careful detail garnered from Burroughs?s stories and other sources. From the ill-fated voyage that led to Greystoke's birth on the isolated African coast to his final adventures as a group captain in the RAF during World War II, Farmer constructs a comprehensive and authoritative account. Farmer?s assertion that Tarzan was a real person has led him to craft a biography as well researched and compelling as that of any character from conventional history. This definitive Bison Books edition also includes Farmer?s ?Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke? as well as ?Extracts from the Memoirs of ?Lord Greystoke?? first anthologized in Mother Was a Lovely Beast.