{"product_id":"9780349700731","title":"Diary of a Film","description":"Author: Niven Govinden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349700731\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Jul 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, poignant novel of love and longing' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn auteur, together with his lead actors, is at a prestigious European festival to premiere his latest film.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it is also a novel about stories, and the ongoing question of who has the right to tell them.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482751717534,"sku":"ADS-9780349700731","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349700731.jpg?v=1770351923","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349700731","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}