Villa Vida invites you to a book reading afternoon with Ildar Daminov, a debuting queer author from Kazakhstan, who currently lives and works in Vienna. Ildar will be presenting his first novella published in English, “Breakfast Buddies”.

“Breakfast Buddies” is a sweet and poignant story of self-discovery told through diary entries in which a young Asian man works through his insecurities and tries to accept himself. 

Readers are welcome to access the book via the following links in advance of the event to support the author:

Some free manuscript printouts will also be provided during the event too!