Timbuktu

Timbuktu is a 1999 novella by Paul Auster. It is about the life of a dog, Mr Bones, who is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his homeless master is dying. The story, set in the early 1990s, is told through the eyes of Mr Bones, who, although not anthropomorphised, has an internal monologue in English.

First sentence: MR. BONES KNEW THAT WILLY WASN'T long for this world.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

Editions

28

Pages

181

ISBN

9780805054071

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