Timbuktu (Import, Originele Franse Versie, Enkel Ondertitels)
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Auster's tragicomic tale of one unforgettable dog from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) Meet Mr Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable novel. Auster's tragicomic tale of one unforgettable dog from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) 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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Auster's tragicomic tale of one unforgettable dog from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) Meet Mr Bones, the canine hero of Paul Auster's remarkable novel. Auster's tragicomic tale of one unforgettable dog from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) 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
Bol PartnerKidane woont samen met zijn vrouw Satima en hun dochter Toya in de woestijn buiten de stad Timbuktu. In tegenstelling tot Timbuktu, waar de religieuze fundamentalisten heersen, is het een vredige plek. In de stad lijden de mensen onder het terreurregime van de Jihadisten, die vastbesloten zijn om de islamitische geloofsovertuiging op te leggen. Muziek, gelach, sigaretten en zelfs voetbal zijn verboden. De vrouwen zijn een schaduw van zichzelf geworden, maar houden waardig stand. Iedere dag spreekt het geïmproviseerde tribunaal absurde en tragische veroordelingen uit. Kidane en zijn familie zijn gespaard gebleven van de chaos in Timbuktu. Alles verandert wanneer Kidane per ongeluk de visser Amadou doodt, en hij geconfronteerd wordt met de nieuwe wetten van de buitenlandse bezetters.
AmazonPages: 186, Edition: New ed, Paperback, Faber And Faber Ltd.
Fnacfilm - Parution : 14/06/2020
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