{"product_id":"scene-city-paperback","title":"Scene City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRóisín Tapponi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis irreverent debut novel from a startling new talent explores hedonism and heritage among the cold glitz of London's commercial art world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRomy, an art history student, is committed to a headlong and accelerating pursuit of pleasure in the rarefied air of the capital's art scene. Her sense of self fraying in this whirligig of decadence, she discovers in writing a way to keep her feet on the ground. Soon, Romy and her merry band of gays discover they are immersed in, of all unlikely things, the maelstrom of a developing novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTapping into Laurence Sterne as much as it does Eve Babitz and Truman Capote, this infectious debut explores authorship and identity. It asks whether the pursuit of meaning can (or should) ever get in the way of a good time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRÓISÍN TAPPONI\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and film programmer. She is the Founder of Shasha Movies, a streaming platform for artist film and video from South-West Asia and North Africa (SWANA). She featured in \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e's 30 Under 30 Europe for Entertainment in 2023. At twenty-five, Tapponi graduated with a PhD in the History of Art from the University of St Andrews. Her art writing has been published most recently in books by Phaidon, Gagosian, and Sadie Coles HQ. \u003ci\u003eScene City\u003c\/i\u003e is Tapponi's debut novel. She is based in London, where she moved as a child with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847081034035,"sku":"9781836742647","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aagPRuBFvB9781836742647.webp?v=1793485837","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/scene-city-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}