And the hippos were boiled in their tanks - william s. burroughs

Published for the first time more than 60 years after it was written, And The Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks is a remarkable piece of American literary history that brings to life a shocking murder at the dawn of the Beat Generation.

The legendary novel whose true events inspired the film KILL YOUR DARLINGS In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats.

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Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scenes and characters drawn from their own lives.

Finally published after more than sixty years, this is a captivating read, and incomparable literary artifact, and a window into the lives and art of two of the twentieth centurys most influential writers.