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A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel
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The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers--soon to be a Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotelIn 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and 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 entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming 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.
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The Count was almost the opposite of Ignassius J Riley from A Confederacy of Duncess. He was refined and classy in his humor. I found the ending a bit of a let down.
I can only imagine the amount of research and labor that must have gone into preparing and writing this book. Bravo.
There are many definitions of the word "gentleman" in the dictionary. Most of them are along the lines of: gentleman (noun) 1) a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family 2) a man who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated etc etc. For me it will forever be: gentleman (noun) Count Alexander Rostov, the central character in Amor Towles novel "A Gentleman in Moscow". This book was a beautiful, indulgent read. O...read more
Beautifully written story. Second read through. The Count is such a lovely main character. Must read.
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