Timbuktu - Vida de perro...

Reseña de la editorial: "Meet Mr. Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, Timbuktu. Mr. Bones is the sidekick and confidant of Willy G. Christmas, the brilliant, troubled, and altogether original poet-saint from Brooklyn. Like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza before them, they sally forth on a last great adventure, heading for Baltimore, Maryland in search of Willy's high school teacher, Bea Swanson. Years have passed since Willy last saw his beloved mentor, who knew him in his previous incarnation as William Gurevitch, the son of Polish war refugees. But is Mrs. Swanson still alive? And if she isn't, what will prevent Willy from vanishing into that other world known as Timbuktu?

Mr. Bones is our witness. Although he walks on four legs and cannot speak, he can think, and out of his thoughts Auster has spun one of the richest, most compelling tales in recent American fiction. By turns comic, poignant, and tragic, Timbuktu is above all a love story. Written with a scintillating verbal energy, it 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."

Lo termine de leer antes de ayer. Esta muy bueno, con razon la señora del Parque - provider number two - siempre me decia: "No leiste nada de Paul Auster? La trilogia de Nueva York? Mr Vertigo?".. y yo le decia: "Noop, ta gueno?".Y si, esta bueno y escribe muy bien. En "Timbuktu", relata la vida de Mr Bones, un perro mugriendo y fiel compañero de Willy - un vagabundo esquizofrenico que se cree y ayudante de Santa Claus.
Al igual que en "El curioso incidente del perro a media noche", el relato esta contado desde una perspectiva muy particular, en este caso, desde la perspectiva del mismisimo Mr Bones.
El pobre Mr Bones pasa las mil y una, y si bien no puede hablar, entiende todo y es precisamente eso lo que lo hace tan especial. Se los recomiendo.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Ahh...si, a Mr Bones lo atropella un auto...THE END.