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"Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street" is out-of print and so is "Doc Savage and his Apocalyptic Life". Almost all other works are either out-of-print or are simply not available. Hence, at least in the current state of the market, this work stands alone unchallenged in terms of all the aspects. A reader who knows only the name of the most famous creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs, can also enjoy this book to the fullest extent. Go ahead and enjoy this book.
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Tarzan of the Apes is the GREATEST fictional hero of all time!
In Tarzan Alive, Mr. Farmer places Lord Greystoke in a world where he exist side by side with Heroes and Villians almost his equal.
This book, along with it's follow up, Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, changed my life!
Really!!!
Farmer got me reading books I never would have gone near otherwise.
Wanna make your Universe bigger?
BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!
Chuck Loridans
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This book is probably Philip Jose Farmer's magnum opus and is the culmination of Farmer's lifelong fascination with the character of Tarzan of the Apes. The ape man has appeared in many various guises in many works of his literature. This volume is a work of love to the character of Tarzan and a tribute to one of Farmer's favorite authors.
There have been biographies of fictional character prior to the appearance of Tarzan Alive, most noticably perhaps C. Northcote Parkinson's biography of Horatio Hornblower and William S. Baring-Gould's biography of Sherlock Holmes. In terms of research I would rate Tarzan Alive as equal to either of those two volumes. In presentation of material I would have to rate Tarzan Alive above the other two books, for not only does Farmer give up a biographical presentation of Tarzan's life he also gives us a chronology and as an additional bonus he delves into Tarzan's genealogy demonstrating that Tarzan's lineage not only includes other characters from Burroughs' writings but also some very famous figures from world literature such as the aforementioned Sherlock Homes.
Tarzan Alive is a fascinating, wonderful read that truly makes you wonder if Tarzan was indeed a living person. He did his job well. At the age of thirteen when I first read it I was convinced that he was a real, living person... and quite truthfully, I have not totally shaken that belief.
I am glad that this new edition came out my original Bantam paperback has been read so many times that it is held together by prayers and many layers of scotch tape.
If you are a fan of Tarzan, Burroughs, Philip Jose Farmer,pulp fiction, fictional biographies or just a fan of well written and entertaining literature, I cannot recommend Tarzan Alive highly enough.
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I first read this book when I was ten or so, but I have returned to it time after time a an adult. Phil Farmer, a noted science fiction writer, wrote this book, which proports to be a biography of the man upon whom Edgar Rice Borroguhs based his Tarzan novles.
When you read this, you will find yourself wondering if Farmer is pulling one of the greatest literary practical jokes ever, or if Farmer actually does believe that Tarzan was a real person, and, inevitably, you will find yourself wondering if Tarzan actually was a real person.
The biography of Tarzan is useful if you are a fan of the Edgar Rice Burroguhs books. Farmer will show how some of the more outlandish elements of the books can be scientifically explained, and how they might ahve happened in the world you and I inhabit. The book is also useful if you have never read Burroughs and are looking for a quick introduction to his most popular series.
The endnotes, where Farmer sketches Tarzan's family tree and shows how e was related to Sherlock Holmes, Leopold Bloom, the Shadow, Nero Wolfe and a number of other lierary characters is also fascinating.
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First off, this is a review I intend to edit later to give readers more of an an idea of the merits of this wonderful book. Second, my review title alludes to the thoughtless and grammatically mangled pocket review provided by "SarahsJay", who, based on his other reviews, could be perceived as someone who would enjoy a biography of Tarzan. But, as in all things, some folk "get it", or grok; others, like Jay, do not and apparently cannot.
I can confidently refute Jay's contention that Mr. Farmer seemed unaware that Tarzan was a character that was written about by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He states this countless times in the book, making Jay's commentary worthless. Was Tarzan a character created by ERB? Or a real and unusual man whose life ERB based his pulp fiction upon? Read this book and decide for yourself; that's the fun of the book, and its basic premise. And I find it ludicrous that someone would admonish Farmer to exit the Wold Newton Universe when it was Farmer's concept to begin with; and equally absurd is Jay's contention that Farmer find another character to, from Jay's POV, to "pick on" (my wordage). Well sir, you are in luck, because PJF wrote an equally delightful follow-up to Tarzan Alive called DOC SAVAGE: HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE. Which "SJ" will no doubt excoriate upon its imminent reissue. Bottom line: TARZAN ALIVE is a unique, well-thought-out book by one of our most influential, controversial, and erudite writers of fantastic fiction. Self-appointed purists who decry Farmer's application of literary archaeology to PJF's own favourite literary character as some kind of sacrilege do themselves, and the unfortunates on forums such as this who must read their reactionary tripe, an enormous disservice. If you are of a fan of Farmer, pulps, ERB, literary criticism, and/ or Lord Greystoke himself, give this fascinating volume a read.
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