A Gentleman in Moscow
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A Gentleman in Moscow
The novel that proves a man confined to one building can live a fuller life than most.
The Story
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol Hotel, Moscow, for the rest of his life. He never leaves. Amor Towles's novel follows the next thirty years. 462 pages.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
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House arrest in the finest hotel in Moscow. He adapts.
Everyone passes through. He finds the whole world inside.
History thunders outside. Inside: wine, wit, and friends.
A fatherhood he never planned. You feel it in every scene.
Thirty years in the making. You will not stop smiling.
"If a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.
"Amor Towles · A Gentleman in Moscow
Towles researched the history of the Metropol Hotel extensively. The real hotel still operates in central Moscow today.
The novel spent over three years on the New York Times bestseller list. A BBC adaptation premiered in 2024, starring Ewan McGregor as the Count.