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Timbuktu

By Paul Auster

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| Hardcover | 9780805054071

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Meet Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, Timbuktu. Mr. Bones is the sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, the brilliant, troubled, and altogether original poet-saint from Brooklyn. Like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza before them, they sally forth on a last great aContinue

Meet Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, Timbuktu. Mr. Bones is the sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, the brilliant, troubled, and altogether original poet-saint from Brooklyn. Like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza before them, they sally forth on a last great adventure, heading for Baltimore, Maryland in search of Willy's high school teacher, Bea Swanson. Years have passed since Willy last saw his beloved mentor, who knew him in his previous incarnation as William Gurevitch, the son of Polish war refugees. But is Mrs. Swanson still alive? And if she isn't, what will prevent Willy from vanishing into that other world known as Timbuktu?

Mr. Bones is our witness. Although he walks on four legs and cannot speak, he can think, and out of his thoughts Auster has spun one of the richest, most compelling tales in recent American fiction. By turns comic, poignant, and tragic, Timbuktu is above all a love story. Written with a scintillating verbal energy, it takes us into the heart of a singularly pure and passionate character, an unforgettable dog who has much to teach us about our own humanity.

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  • Timbuktu By Paul Auster

    Imagine trotting through life as a dog. After a long day tracking fetid smells, barking at alarming sounds, and feverishly scratching fleas, you slouch into the evening with a bowl of dried food. Sound fun? Well, this is the easy life when compared t ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Sat, 11 Sep 2010

  • Book review: Paul Auster's *Timbuktu*

    Timbuktu Paul Auster Picador Paperback 192 pages April 2009 William Gurevitch, aka Willy G. Christmas, is on a journey - a journey to Baltimore to find his four-legged companion a new home; a journey to entrust a beloved teacher with his life’s writi ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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