The Nocilla Trilogy

Agustín Fernández Mallo

1. Nocilla dream : "In the middle of the Nevada desert stands a solitary poplar tree, covered in hundreds of pairs of shoes. Farther along U.S. Route 50, a lonely prostitute falls in love with a collector of found photographs. In Las Vegas, an Argentine builds a peculiar monument to Jorge Luis Borges. On the run from authorities, a man takes up permanent residence in the legal non-place of Singapore International Airport"-- 2. Nocilla experience : "Somewhere in Spain, Marc, an avid reader of the Philips Agricultural Guide: 1968, pegs mathematical formulas to clotheslines on the roof of an eight-story building. In London, the artist Jodorkovski spends hours painting tiny vignettes on chewing gum stuck to the pavement. In Miami, Harold spends his days devouring every box of corn flakes that has his ex-wife's birthday as its sell-by date. Meanwhile, in Corcubión, Spain, Antón is working on an audacious theory about the shared properties of barnacles and hard drives"-- 3. Nocilla lab : "In a deserted city near Chernobyl, a man returns to wander the desolate streets. In a bar on a small island south of Sardinia, a writer struggling to complete the Project drifts into reverie"--