A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles follows Count Alexander Rostov, sentenced to house arrest in a Moscow hotel. Through decades, he finds purpose and friendship, exploring themes …

Feb 10, 2023 · It is a first and foremost a charming book, much like the charming gentleman at its heart. It will make you smile more than once or twice, even as it discusses one of the most …

Panoramic in scope, yet intimate in detail, A Gentleman in Moscow completely captured my imagination. The story begins in 1922, after the Russian Revolution. Thirty-year-old Count …

Mar 21, 2024 · In brief: Alexander Rostov, an aristocrat, is sentenced to indefinite house arrest in Moscow’s Hotel Metropol. His life within its walls is not what you’d expect. The good: The story …

Jan 20, 2025 · 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 …

Apr 16, 2023 · A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after his New York Times best seller, Rules of Civility (2011).

Jan 13, 2025 · A secret key, a young girl’s curiosity, and a man under house arrest lead to an unlikely pair sleuthing through the bowels of a Russian hotel. These elements make A …

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles tells the story of a Russian aristocrat living under house arrest in a luxury hotel for 30 years.

Sep 24, 2024 · The gentleman in A Gentleman in Moscow is Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. The story opens with him appearing at a hearing at the Kremlin for a poem he’s allegedly written …