1999 novel by Paul Auster about dog Mr Bones (8)
I believe the answer is:
timbuktu
(Other definitions for timbuktu that I've seen before include "Oh, go to - very remote town in Mali, Africa?" , "Mali town (a remote place?)" , "Colloquially, a distant place" , "Malian desert town" , "Mythical faraway place (in Africa?)" .)