by Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs (probably my favorite sentence of the book) :-)
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks is a brilliant collaboration between Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Written in alternating perspectives they tell the story of a murder. The plot is basically a description of the journey of a group of young bohemian artists through New York - in t...
Lacking their more experimental edges, but not a bad start.
Strange book, that it was. I liked the fact that the author is a hopeless cinic, and some of his jokes had a deeper meaning, that was nice. But then again, I didn't really like the book. I found it rather dull. Sparkless. That kind of thing.
This my 1st William S. Burroughs books and i enjoy his style of writing... Dialoge effect gives you the feeling of being there.Jack Kerouac I looked him up not knowing his work, enjoyed his part in this book, but none of his other works dont grasp me...any suggestions?Overall the back & fourth calla...
Though definitely an invaluable literary artifact and of interest to Beat junkies, this is little more than that. Good literature? No, not even approaching the skill and depth of the authors' later works. Interesting, though, and a good story--how could it not be, based on facts? Just severely l...
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