num_pages: 186
description: Mr. Bones, the heroic dog of Paul Auster's astonishing book, is the sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, a brilliant and troubled homeless man from Brooklyn. As Willy's body slowly expires, he sets off with Mr. Bones for Baltimore in search of his high-school English teacher and a new home for his companion. Mr. Bones is our witness during their journey, and out of his thoughts Paul Auster has spun one of the richest, most compelling tales in recent American fiction.
language: English
title: Timbuktu
titlecomplete: Timbuktu
characters: Mr. Bones, Willy G Christmas
genres: Fiction, American, Animals, The United States Of America, Literature, Novels, Dogs, Contemporary, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 14694
places: Maryland
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premio San Clemente Rosalía-Abanca
category: Lingua estranxeira
publisher: Faber and Faber