num_pages: 186
description: Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, is the sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, the brilliant, troubled, and altogether original homeless poet-saint 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. Like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza before them, they sally forth on a last great adventure.
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: 14696
places: Maryland
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premio San Clemente Rosalía-Abanca
category: Lingua estranxeira
publisher: Faber and Faber