{"product_id":"diary-of-a-film-1","title":"Diary of a Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe latest novel from Niven Govinden, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Brutal House\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 café, 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, flâneurs, and queer love - it is about the sometimes troubled, sometimes ecstatic creative process, and the toll it takes on its makers.\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 354g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 144 x 223 x 25 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780349700717\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niven Govinden","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44097503461626,"sku":"9780349700717","price":10.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/0a50b2d840d323a03c5d11b7c2ae101e.jpg?v=1621206142","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/diary-of-a-film-1","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}