Nocilla Dream
Educational
Intense
Original

Nocilla Dream

In the middle of the Nevada desert stands a solitary poplar tree, covered in hundreds of pairs of shoes. Further along U.S. Route 50, a lonely prostitute falls in love with a collector of found photographs. In Las Vegas, an Argentine man builds a peculiar monument to Jorge Luis Borges. On the run from the authorities, Kenny takes up permanent residence in the legal non-place of Singapore International Airport. These are some of the narrative strands that make up this arborescently structured novel, hailed as one of the most daring experiments in Spanish literature of recent years. Full of references to indie cinema, collage, conceptual art, practical architecture, the history of computers and the decadence of the novel, Nocilla Dream finds great beauty in emptiness and reveals something essential about contemporary experience.
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Photo of Gary Homewood
Gary Homewood@GaryHomewood
4 stars
Jul 28, 2021
Photo of Fien Visser
Fien Visser@fvisser
3.5 stars
Mar 28, 2022
Intense
Original
Refreshing
Educational
Photo of Eryn Morgan
Eryn Morgan @eryn
4 stars
Oct 18, 2021
Layered
Original
Contemplative
Photo of Muriel Trystero
Muriel Trystero@trystero
5 stars
Feb 3, 2023
Photo of Celine Nguyen ✿
Celine Nguyen ✿@celinenguyen
4 stars
Nov 11, 2021
Photo of Eryn Morgan
Eryn Morgan @eryn
4 stars
Sep 15, 2021
Photo of Joseph Keenan
Joseph Keenan@joe
4 stars
Sep 15, 2021