A Gentleman in Moscow

On 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.

But instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely.

While Russia undergoes …

While Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval, the Count, stripped of the trappings that defined his life, is forced to question what makes us who we are. And with the assistance of a glamorous actress, a cantankerous chef and a very serious child, Rostov unexpectedly discovers a new understanding of both pleasure and purpose.

21 editions

Hardcover

English language

Published Dec. 16, 2017 by Hutchinson.

ISBN:: 978-0-09-194424-7
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OCLC Number:: 972169672

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Reviews

migueluli@paperjale.eus reviewed Un caballero en Moscú by Amor Towles

Zoragarri baikorra

5 stars

Zoragarria eta hunkigarria. Nola hotel baten barruan bizitza erdia gara daitekeen. Nola maitasuna eta adiskidetasuna loratzen diren batere aldekoa ez den egoeran ere. Oso freskagarria hain garai ilun hauetan.

Precioso y enternecedor. De cómo dentro de un hotel puede desarrollarse media vida. Cómo el amor y la amistad florecen incluso en circunstancias nada favorables. Muy refrescante en estos tiempos tan cargados de bilis.

slamr reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A gentleman in moscow

4 stars

enjoyable as long as you don't mind slow, very detailed and precise descriptive writing. I read Tolstoy not long again and it reminds me of that style where everything is described with utmost attention to detail

Cincise31 reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amos Towles

4 stars

Reminded me of Armando Iannucci's 'Death of Stalin'. The resilience of the human spirit during isolation and incarceration. Humour and routine essential and surrounding oneself with qualitative beauty; a hideaway and characters.

Didactylos reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A very unique read

3 stars

There were times I nearly gave up on this. I didn't and overall I am glad I persevered. I do feel it could have had soem editing gown in parts though.

loppear reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

defies category, joyfully mundane

5 stars

Genuinely gentle, expansive, reverent, mindful, and adorable.