For decades, the widow of Alberto Giacometti imposed a worldwide publication ban, but now for the first time, it can be read in full in German: the sensational diary of Isaku Yanaihara about his time with the Swiss artist! The little book, written by James Lord after Alberto Giacometti painted his portrait, has recently served as the basis for a film. Lord posed for the painter for 18 days. However, the relationship between the same artist and the Japanese philosophy professor Isaku Yanaihara (1918-1989) from 1956 to 1965 was much deeper. They lived—according to the writer Jean Genet, who often saw them—a profound and quite peculiar love relationship. Yanaihara posed for Giacometti for 228 days. Their work began on October 2, 1956. The painter would not let him go. He often told him that he wanted him to stay.