Anyone interested in the making of the Beat generation will be fascinated by this survival from its beginnings [And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks] (Jessica Mann Literary Review 20081201) William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac are two of the most important and influential American writers of the last century [And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks] (Civvy Street 20081201) It changed my life like it changed everyone else's [On the Road] (Bob Dylan ) This volume is a revelation... The writing is vivid, serious and extraordinary... Wonderful (Kate Saunders The Times ) What's clear from this newly published first novel is that Kerouac was positively fizzing with talent at an early age (Sunday Times )
