Posthumous works Since 1997, several posthumous collections of Burroughs's work have been published. A few months after his death, a collection of writings spanning his entire career, Word Virus, was published (according to the book's introduction, Burroughs himself approved its contents prior to his death). Aside from numerous previously released pieces, Word Virus also included what was promoted as one of the few surviving fragments of And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks, a novel by Burroughs and Kerouac. The complete Kerouac/Burroughs manuscript And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks was published for the first time in November 2008.
posThumOus woRks SIncE 1997, sevEral Posthumous coLLEctIons of BUrrOUghS'S WoRk have beEn PuBLishEd. a FEw mOnThs aFter his dEAth, a collecTion oF WRItINGs SPANnING His EntIRe careeR, WorD virUS, was puBLIsheD (acCOrDIng to The book's inTrODucTioN, burRoughs hImself aPprOveD iTs conTENts pRior to his dEath). asIde FRom numEroUs preVIouslY rEleasEd Pieces, WOrd virUs AlsO IncLUded What was PromoTeD As One of thE fEw sUrvivInG fRagmEnTs of and thE HippOs WEre bOIlEd In their tankS, a novEL By BurrOughs anD KEroUac. tHe comPLetE keroUac/BuRROUghS manuScript aNd the hIppos WerE bOileD in theIr TankS wAs publiShEd FOr the fiRst time In novEMBeR 2008.