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South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga
Return to Book Page. Tarzan, the heart of primeval Africa, escapes death on the horn of Buto the rhinoceros, saves the life of Tantor the elephant, sends the witchdoctor Bukawai to a terrible death, battle victoriously with his arch-enemy Numa the Lion, and slowly but surely fights his way to a mastery of his savage, unforgiving jungle. Mass Market Paperback , pages.
Published by Ballantine Books first published Tarzan 6 , Burroughs Universe 5. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Jungle Tales of Tarzan , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Jungle Tales of Tarzan. Lists with This Book. The stories it contains are startlingly effective--not just as Tarzan stories, but as adventure stories period.
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Each one is impeccably written, exciting, and way more philosophical than I would've ever expected. I remember wishing he'd just stayed there for the duration. Parents, don't read this to your kids before bed unless you want to give them nightmares. This is not your Disney-fied version of Tarzan; this is a Tarzan who eats animals raw, murders the natives for sport, and gets a kick out of watching people get mauled by lions.
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It's all pretty grisly, though of course Tarzan simply doesn't know any better. The best stories are the ones in which he tries to grow as a person, despite the fact that he lacks any human guidance or role models to show him what to do. In one instance, he tries to take a mate from among the ape tribe, only to experience his first feelings of heartbreak. In another, he kidnaps a young African boy, intending to raise him like a son.
And in yet another, he attempts to deduce the meaning of the word "God" and winds up on a misguided spiritual quest of sorts. If there's anything to complain about regarding this book, it's the casual racism that occasionally seeps through its pages as the result of Burroughs' belief in macro-evolution and the idea that certain ethnicities are more highly evolved than others. Burroughs tells us that, in addition to giving him a boost in natural intelligence, Tarzan's European ancestry bestowed him with an inherent sense of honor and fair-play that is alien to the native tribes of Africa.
Personally, I don't mind when Burroughs refers to the jungle residents as "savages" sorry, I'm no cultural relativist ; however, I have a big problem with the notion that their savagery is more attributable to nature rather than nurture. Other than that, this is a near-perfect collection of stories written by an author not generally known for his artistry.
This is a collection of loosely-connected short stories in the life of Tarzan while he was still growing into young adulthood. Events in some stories are mentioned in later stories so it is best to read them all in order. The entirety of the twelve stories actually fit chronologically within chapter 11 of Tarzan of the Apes , after Tarzan avenges the death of his foster-ape mother, Kala. Several themes run throughout this collection of stories. Because of this he becomes more independent and allows his superior human intellect to lead him to greater and greater discoveries about himself and how the world around him works.
Other themes include his insatiable thirst for knowledge as well as displaying a certain penchant for practical jokes. These stories were originally published monthly in Blue Book magazine, September through August before being published in book form in This year, marks the centennial of the first Tarzan on film, a silent film made in , starring Elmo Lincoln and Gordon Griffith as the young Tarzan.
This was a collection of short stories set when Tarzan was a youth. Overall, it was quite enjoyable. There wasn't a whole lot to them as far as things that are crucial to the mythos, but still a fun read. If you enjoyed the first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes, you'll probably really like this one as the stories seem closer in tone to the early part of that novel. I've always been, and always will be a fan of Tarzan. Might be a bit campy and pulp fictionish, but I love it!
Sep 01, Md. Faysal Alam Riyad rated it liked it. Oct 06, Amanda rated it liked it. You can tell this book is a product of its time. Very pompous writing and some pretty racist things said about the African tribe he lives near. I took all this with the grain of salt knowing that Burroughs wrote in the time of the Great White Ideal and just had fun reading it. There were times it was just ridiculous. Jan 21, Cheryl rated it really liked it.
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I enjoyed this addition to the series. I found it interesting that in book 6 Burroughs decides to explore how Tarzan's mind works, how he differs from the apes and how he feels about being different--for that matter how the apes feel about him being so different! Burroughs explores the idea of God in the mind of a primitive.
He explores the idea that when your primary activity each day is finding sufficient food and avoiding becoming someone else's food, you simply do not have time to develop hi I enjoyed this addition to the series. He explores the idea that when your primary activity each day is finding sufficient food and avoiding becoming someone else's food, you simply do not have time to develop higher thinking. In other words, "animals" can't contemplate God. Only Man, who has the luxury of leisure has time to contemplate God. He explains a bit of Tarzan's extraordinary intelligence--the fact that he taught himself to read the books in his parents cabin by creating his own interpretation of the alphabet.
He assigned the letters sounds that he was familiar with from his ape language. That was very interesting. He also explores mythology and myth building. What would the primitive mind have come up with when looking at the moon and its phases? How would this uneducated ape man interpret the moon and the stars. How would he explain them? I for one am glad that Burroughs took the time to tell us more about Tarzan--something besides his strength and adventures.
It made him a much more interesting character. Oct 05, James Bullinger rated it liked it. I should have loved Jungle Tales, but I didn't.
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Mostly because it was like a collection of short stories, but it also wasn't. It wanted to be a collection of short stories, but also tried to have a story line throughout. I wish it would have picked one and stuck to it. All the tales take place between when Tarzan's mama ape is killed and when he becomes king of the jungle. It should have been a great period of Tarzan's life to write stories about, but he didn't learn cool things about survival i I should have loved Jungle Tales, but I didn't.
It should have been a great period of Tarzan's life to write stories about, but he didn't learn cool things about survival in the jungle and he didn't come across new foes. Jungle tales did deal with Tarzan's struggle with Bestiality and interracial breeding and had an in depth essay on the nature of God that I would like to discuss with my Lit.
It was still an enjoyable read, but nothing special. I remembered this favorite from my dad, and read it to my 3rd, 6th, and 9th graders. I didn't remember the violence in some of it, and so I ended up skipping some of it with them. The 6th grader thought that this book should be for 5th grade and above, because of the violence. That sounds reasonable to me. Even so, there is a great deal of humor and excitement in the book, and even the youngest 3rd grade did like the story and wants to read more. The favorite chapter of all seems to be the one I remembered this favorite from my dad, and read it to my 3rd, 6th, and 9th graders.
The favorite chapter of all seems to be the one in which Tarzan tries to kidnap a "baby. They roared at that one. I'm not a test fan ofm small stories, but this collection was the perfect companion to my African Safari in Kenya and Tanzania May 12, Stephen Brooke rated it it was amazing Shelves: And he actually tackles some serious ideas here; more typically, he would limit himself to inserting sly asides into his adventures when he wanted to say something.
The casual racism of the first Tarzan books is toned down — some. Burroughs certainly got better about that as he went along, moving away from conventional depictions and stereotypes of Africans. I would suggest reading that first Tarzan novel first. But if you are to read any other, this is a good choice. Nov 03, Greg Strom rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Seems Edgar needed to make deadline or something as he pulled together some random ideas and plot lines that didn't fit in other novels.
All occur before Tarzan meets Jane and becomes civilized, so this would be an account of his crazy teen years we kind of zipped by in first novel.
He learns many lessons in these stories though the audio recording from Libravox quit at number 7 I found rest to read that include who is God, elephants are friends so don't eat them, nightmares can seem real, don Seems Edgar needed to make deadline or something as he pulled together some random ideas and plot lines that didn't fit in other novels.
He learns many lessons in these stories though the audio recording from Libravox quit at number 7 I found rest to read that include who is God, elephants are friends so don't eat them, nightmares can seem real, don't steal other peoples babies, parenthood is overrated, and many more. Rather prefer having stories connect and have a plot line to follow, but these were at least an interesting look at Tarzan the teen.
Nov 23, Miriam rated it it was ok Recommended to Miriam by: I wanted to like this installment of the Tarzan story more than I did. Burroughs' editorializing on the humanity of black people was just disgusting, and unfortunately, it ruined the entire book for me. Tarzan himself is often the mouthpiece for horrifyingly racist comments, even for a soon-to-be century old book.
I enjoyed the actual adventure pieces, though even those got repetitive.
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The formula is, to the 21st century reader, unforgivably cliched, and the science of a century ago is often gra I wanted to like this installment of the Tarzan story more than I did. The formula is, to the 21st century reader, unforgivably cliched, and the science of a century ago is often gratingly incorrect, but taken for what it is, it's not the least-fun book I've ever read. Aug 23, A. It would take a decade for the first African-American series star, the Western character Lobo , to appear, and nearly two decades before the likes of the Black Panther, Luke Cage , and the Falcon would star in solo series.
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