A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
Women's Prize for Fiction · 2019 · ShortlistKirkus Prize (Fiction) · 2016 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2016 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to house arrest in a Moscow luxury hotel, the Metropol, for the rest of his life. As Russia transforms around him over four decades, Rostov befriends staff, guests, and a girl named Sofia, finding meaning and purpose within his golden cage. Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020.
About the Author
Amor TowlesAmerican
Amor Towles is an American novelist born in Boston in 1964. He studied English at Yale University and Stanford. His debut novel Rules of Civility (2011) was a New York Times bestseller. Read more →
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