{"product_id":"diary-of-a-film","title":"Niven Govinden: Diary of a Film [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Niven Govinden's \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Film\u003c\/i\u003e, his sixth novel, is also his best yet. Smart, sexy and cinematic (in many senses), it is a love letter to Italy and to film' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immersive . . . This is a wise and skilfully controlled novel that can be read in an afternoon, but which radiates in the mind for much longer' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, poignant novel of love and longing' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn auteur, together with his lead actors, is at a prestigious European festival to premiere his latest film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlone one morning at a backstreet cafe, he strikes up a conversation with a local woman who takes him on a walk to uncover the city's secrets, historic and personal. As the walk unwinds, a story of love and tragedy emerges, and he begins to see the chance meeting as fate. He is entranced, wholly clear in his mind: her story must surely form the basis for his next film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a novel about cinema, flaneurs, and queer love - it is about the sometimes troubled, sometimes ecstatic creative process, and the toll it takes on its makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is also a novel about stories, and the ongoing question of who has the right to tell them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Govinden, Niven","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48122778452307,"sku":"XV80349700731","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/govinden-niven-diary-of-a-film-xv80349700731-55839457182035.jpg?v=1728082386","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/diary-of-a-film","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}