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Timbuktu: A Novel by Paul Auster
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Timbuktu: A Novel (original 1999; edition 2000)

by Paul Auster

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Mr Bones is the canine sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, a brilliant but troubled poet-saint from Brooklyn. Together they sally forth in search of Willy's beloved high-school teacher, who years ago knew him in his previous incarnation as William Gurevitch, son of Polish war refugees.
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Title:Timbuktu: A Novel
Authors:Paul Auster
Info:Picador (2000), Paperback, 192 pages
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Tags:Fiction, 20th Century, US literature, New York, 1990s

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Tombuctú
Paul Auster
Publicado: 1999 | 129 páginas
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Míster Bones es un perro de raza indefinida, pero de una inteligencia muy precisa. No habla inglés —quizá porque se lo impide la forma de sus fauces—, pero tantos años escuchando el incesante torrente verbal de su amo han hecho que lo comprenda a la perfección, y que pueda pensar e interpretar el mundo con una sensibilidad muy canina y una sintaxis muy humana. Porque Míster Bones tiene siete años y ha vivido desde que era un cachorro con William Gurevitch, más conocido como Willy Christmas desde que Santa Claus le habló desde el televisor, provocando en él una auténtica experiencia mística. Willy es un vagabundo, un poeta errante, un excéntrico superviviente de las revoluciones de los sesenta. En un principio, se asoció con Míster Bones en busca de protección, porque la vida en las calles es muy dura, pero lo que podría haber sido una mera alianza de conveniencia se convirtió en algo mucho más intenso, un mutuo descubrimiento (Willy hasta llegó a crear una sinfonía de olores, una obra de arte canino para deleitar a Míster Bones), un amor sin condiciones. Juntos han recorrido América, han sobrevivido a duros inviernos en Brooklyn y han vuelto a salir a la carretera con la llegada del buen tiempo. Y ahora están en Baltimore, viviendo la que quizá sea su última aventura en común: desde hace días Willy presiente que está llegando al final del camino, y antes de dirigirse a ese otro mundo que él y Míster Bones llaman Tombuctú quiere encontrar a Bea Swanson, la profesora del instituto que le abrió las altas puertas de la poesía, para confiarle lo único que le importa en la vida, sus setenta y cuatro cuadernos de poemas y el leal, inteligente, notable Míster Bones...
  libreriarofer | Apr 9, 2024 |
This was a very creative and enjoyable read, however, I found it slightly short and underdeveloped. It reminded me of all the good canine literature I read as a kid. It also made me excited to read something else by Auster. ( )
  graceandbenji | Sep 1, 2022 |
I was feeling teary-eyed way too early on in this book to continue right away. Auster's writing is, of course, excellent, as usual. But, tell me stories about dogs and I crumble. I will continue reading it at a later time. ( )
  Ccyynn | Feb 15, 2022 |
As I have found so far, Paul Auster's books have a sense of sadness that wraps the stories as in a spider web...still, there are so many amusing bits and pieces, and what I like most is their humanity.
This story of Mr. Bones is touching, hilarious, sad, and makes you live through all emotions.. Having myself two dogs, I often ended up trying to think what they were just experiencing when at their walkies...
A book well worth reading. ( )
  MissYowlYY | Jun 12, 2020 |
I should clarify that the three star rating is comparing Timbuktu to other works by Paul Auster. I've often said that mediocre Auster is better than most author's greatest. If I were comparing it across the board, I'd give it a four. I'm sure it would be higher if I were a dog person, but I'm really not. ( )
  eclecticheart | Dec 10, 2018 |
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Was so ansprechend hätte werden können, nämlich die Welt mit den Augen eines Hundes zu sehen, ist Paul Auster mißlungen. Ihm fehlt der Wille, sich tatsächlich einen Hund zu versetzen. Ein Hund aber, der nur redet und denkt wie ein Mensch und nicht wie ein Tier, verdient es nicht, für seine Artgenossen zu sprechen.
 

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Mr Bones is the canine sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, a brilliant but troubled poet-saint from Brooklyn. Together they sally forth in search of Willy's beloved high-school teacher, who years ago knew him in his previous incarnation as William Gurevitch, son of Polish war refugees.

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