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Amor towles skillfully transports us to the metropol, the famed moscow hotel where movie stars and russian royalty hobnob, where bolsheviks plot revolutions and intellectuals discuss the merits of contemporary russian writers, where spies spy, thieves. Ebooks download a gentleman in moscow pdf ebook epub. Idea for gentleman in moscow came from many nights in. Again, i wish i could call towles up and thank him for this. I almost grew accustomed to novel endings that let me down and i was pleasantly surprised with this book. Although he is imprisoned during the onset of communism, he saw many changes in the government and the way the hotel was operated. His second novel, a gentleman in moscow, published in 2016, was also a new york times bestseller and was named as one of the best books of 2016 by the chicago tribune, the washington post, the philadelphia inquirer, the san francisco chronicle, and npr. From the new york times bestselling author of rules of civilitya transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. Idea for gentleman in moscow came from many nights in luxury hotels during the 20 years he worked for an investment firm, amor towles spent. Reviewed by ann smith, october 10, 2017 at the literature circle of first presbyterian church, san antonio, texas.
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