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Media type. Hardcover. And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks is a novel by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. It was written in 1945, a full decade before the two authors became famous as leading figures of the Beat Generation, and remained unpublished in complete form until 2008.
- William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac
- November 1, 2008 (US)
- 2008
- Mystery
214 pages ; 22 cm. This novel from the dawn of the Beat movement by two hugely influential writers shows the two authors' developing styles. On August 14, 1944, Lucien Carr, a friend of William S. Burroughs from St. Louis, stabbed a man named David Kammerer with a Boy Scout knife and threw his body in the Hudson River.
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks é um romance por Jack Kerouac e William S. Burroughs. "E os Hipopótamos Foram Cozidos em Seus Tanques" (em português) foi escrito em 1945, uma década antes dos dois autores se tornarem famosos como figuras distintas da Beat Generation, e permaneceu inédito por muitos anos.
Want to read. Kindle $9.87. Rate this book. And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks. William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac. 3.72. 13,783 ratings972 reviews. On August 14, 1944, Lucien Carr, a friend of William S. Burroughs from St. Louis, stabbed a man named David Kammerer with a Boy Scout knife and threw his body in the Hudson River.
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10 de nov. de 2009 · In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled...
Despite having one of the most unattractive titles in the history of literature, And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks is a highly entertaining read. This short novel describes the genesis of the Beat Generation in New York in the mid-1940s, and focuses on the murder of David Kammerer by Lucien Carr.
10 de nov. de 2008 · Nov. 10, 2008. The best thing about this collaboration between Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs is its gruesomely comic title: “And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks,” a...
