{"product_id":"diary-of-a-film-9781646051809","title":"Diary of a Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this highly-lauded novel, a filmmaker meets a woman named Cosima at an Italian espresso bar, spinning a gorgeous tale of love and the creative process. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn auteur, together with his lead actors, is at a prestigious European festival to premiere his latest film. Alone 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. This is a novel about cinema, \u003cem\u003eflâneurs\u003c\/em\u003e, and queer love -- it is about the sometimes troubled, sometimes ecstatic creative process, and the toll it takes on its makers. But it is also a novel about stories, and the persistent question of who has the right to tell them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiven Govinden is the author of five previous novels, most recently \u003cem\u003eThis Brutal House\u003c\/em\u003e, which was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and shortlisted for the Polari and Gordon Burn Prizes. \u003cem\u003eDiary of a Film \u003c\/em\u003ewas published by the UK's Dialogue Books in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50449817862418,"sku":"9781646051809","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f99b26ce-e32a-45b5-b0cc-f1fd5135a1dd.jpg?v=1729747201","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/diary-of-a-film-9781646051809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}