Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable novel, 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 American fiction. Like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza before them, they embark on a last great adventure. By turns comic, poignant, and tragic, Timbuktu is above all a love story, written with scintillating verbal energy. This novel takes us into the heart of a singularly pure and passionate character, an unforgettable dog who has much to teach us about our own humanity.