Tarzan and the Lion Man
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| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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| Illustrator | J. Allen St. John |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Publisher | Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. |
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 Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventeenth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Liberty from November 1933 through January 1934.
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.