Timbuktu
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Average rating3.6
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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.
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rare auster L - bizarre hybrid of (1) the typical auster protagonist, the steely yet neurotic drifter, and (2) pained attempts to explain dog psychology. this brand of anthropomorphism has been far improved by cartoons, it's unclear what this novel still offers
