![]() ![]() Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery.īrimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count's endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose. ![]() 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. Beyond the door of the luxurious Hotel Metropol lies Theater Square and the rest of Moscow, and beyond its city limits the. ![]() You may check out our selected book from the Circulation Desk at Cinco Ranch Branch Library. A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW By Amor Towles 462 pp. 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. Come join us for a discussion of our selection for this month, 'A Gentleman in Moscow' written by Amor Towles. Readers and critics were enchanted as NPR commented, "Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change."Ī Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. With his breakout debut novel, Rules of Civility, Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction, bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style. A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. ![]()
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