21 June 1922 APPEARANCE OF COUNT ALEXANDER ILYICH ROSTOV BEFORE THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSARIAT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS
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When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, he is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel near the Kremlin. An indomitable man of erudition and wit, Rostov must now live in an attic room as some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold. Unexpectedly, the Count's reduced circumstances provide him entry into a world of emotional discovery as he forges friendships with the hotel's denizens. But when fate puts the life of a young girl in his hands, he must draw on all his ingenuity to protect the future she deserves. Hailed for its humor, intrigue, and beautifully rendered scenes, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the Count's endeavor to become a man of purpose.
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historical fiction, literary fiction, political fiction, Aristocracy (Social class), Home detention, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Political, Fiction, Interpersonal relations, Hotels, FICTION / Historical, History, Detention of persons, Fiction, historical, Moscow (russia), fiction, Fiction, political, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2016-09-25, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, historical, general, Saint petersburg (russia), fictionPeople
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A Gentleman in Moscow
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A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after his New York Times best seller, Rules of Civility (2011).
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- A Count Becomes a Waiter in a Novel of Soviet Supremacy - The New York Times
- 'A Gentleman In Moscow' Is A Grand Hotel Adventure - NPR
- ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ is a charming reminder of what it means to be classy - The Washington Post
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