A Gentleman in Moscow

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Aristocrat's life confined to luxurious historical hotel.

If you cherish stories that unfold like fine tapestry, "A Gentleman in Moscow" is tailored for you. Amor Towles stitches wit, historical intrigue, and the poignancy of a life lived in imposed limits. Count Rostov's elegant journey through adversity within a single grand locale will coax admiration for his resilience while offering a poignant reminder of the human capacity for growth amidst constraints. It's a literary sojourn that promises to leave you contemplative and charmed.

  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)
  • Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2016)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2018)
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A Gentleman in Moscow

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ISBN: 9780670026197
Authors: Amor Towles
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2016-09-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, War
Goodreads rating: 4.32
(rated by 617135 readers)

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A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humour, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavour to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.
 

Aristocrat's life confined to luxurious historical hotel.

If you cherish stories that unfold like fine tapestry, "A Gentleman in Moscow" is tailored for you. Amor Towles stitches wit, historical intrigue, and the poignancy of a life lived in imposed limits. Count Rostov's elegant journey through adversity within a single grand locale will coax admiration for his resilience while offering a poignant reminder of the human capacity for growth amidst constraints. It's a literary sojourn that promises to leave you contemplative and charmed.

  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)
  • Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2016)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.