Tarzan of the Apes - Couverture souple

Burroughs, Edgar Rice

 
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Synopsis

When Tarzan is orphaned as a baby deep in the African jungle, he is adopted by a she-ape. Raised as one of her own, Tarzan learns the ways of the Kerchak - the tribe of apes who rule the jungle. By the time he is a young man Tarzan has the courage and strength of ten men. But it is his human brain that allows him to become King of the Apes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The novel tells the story of John Clayton III. John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton II, Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888. In September 1889 their son John Clayton III is born. At one year old his mother dies, and soon thereafter his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak. The infant is then adopted by the she-ape Kala. Clayton is named "Tarzan" ("White Skin" in the ape language) and raised in ignorance of his human heritage. Upon his return from one visit to the cabin, he is attacked by a huge gorilla which he manages to kill with his father's knife, although he is terribly wounded in the struggle. As he grows up, Tarzan becomes a skilled hunter, exciting the jealousy of Kerchak, the ape leader, who finally attacks him. Tarzan kills Kerchak and takes his place as "king" of the apes.

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