The title translates as "From Nowhere with Love, or The Funeral Party". "From Nowhere with Love" is a quotation from Joseph Brodsky's poem with the same name, sung by Gennadiy Trofimov in the film and not mentioned in the book, and "The Funeral Party" is the name of the book.
In the scene where Alik and Valentina meet Joseph Brodsky, it can be seen on Valentina's lips that she asks "The real Brodsky?", as she does in the book.
The café where Alik and Valentina meet is called "Anyway".
In the book, Alik's pictures were still lifes with fruit and one picture with many people gathering, not pictures of significant situations from his life.