In a bold if not entirely successful move, Goschke adapts Auster's
adult novel Timbuktu (1999) into a picture book/graphic novel for
teens. The combination of the illustrations, most of which are set
off in variously sized rectangular panels, and the accompanying
text - a very abridged version of Auster's novel strewn about the
pages without regard to the boundaries of the panels - makes for a
startling collage. In non-linear fashion, readers get fragments of
a canine life story, including Mr. Bones's life with his homeless
master, Willy; his experiences after Willy's death; his brief,
unhappy time as a suburban family dog and his likely suicide by
running through traffic. Goschke's dark and gritty
blue-and-gray-toned illustrations are integral to the plot of the
story as well as to its melancholy atmosphere. Although likely to
confuse even today's internet-savvy readers accustomed to getting
their information in almost random snatches, persistent readers
will be rewarded with much to think about, including the nature of
narrative, memory, happiness and self-fulfillment. (Picture book.
12 & up) (Kirkus Reviews)
Meet Mr Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable novel.
Bones is the sidekick of Willy G. Christmas, a brilliant but
troubled poet-saint from Brooklyn. Together they sally forth across
America to Baltimore, Maryland, on one last great adventure,
searching for Willy's old teacher, Bea Swanson. Years have passed
since Willy last saw his beloved mentor, who used to know him as
William Gurevitch, son of Polish war refugees. But is Mrs Swanson
still alive? And if not, what will prevent Willy from vanishing
into that other world known as Timbuktu? 'In this brilliant novel,
Auster writes with economy, precision and the quirky pathos of
noir, addressing the pernicious ubiquity of American consumerism,
the nature of love and the core riddles of ontology. Above all,
though, this is the affecting tale of a special dog's place in the
universe of humans and in the fleeting life of a special man.'
Publishers Weekly
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