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Summary: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
This summary and analysis companion book is based on Amor Towle's amazing A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel.
A Gentleman in Moscow is an intricately crafted novel by Amor Towles that manages to tell a decades long story involving only a few main characters and one location – the Metropol Hotel in Moscow.
Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov is sentenced to permanent house arrest within the Metropol Hotel in 1922 because of he is considered a threat to the Communist Party. Upon being sentenced, the Count is forced to move from his lavish suite in the hotel up to the isolated 6th floor. Rather than dwelling on his new riches to rags situation, he chooses to embrace practicalities and foster the aesthetics that are central to his spirit.
While living in the hotel, he befriends the hotel staff and a young girl named Nina who also lives there. Nina opens Rostov’s eyes to all the hotel offers. With her help, he learns about every corner of the hotel and learns the intricacies of hotel life. After Nina presents him with her secret hotel passkey, Rostov can explore any area he wants, and he discovers the hotel is a whole world itself.
This summary contains tantalizing sections like:
1) A detailed book summary that will be sure get you going!
2) An engaging bunch of discussion questions to help you dive even deeper into the book.
3) An analysis of the motifs, themes, and key characters present within the text.
4) Information about publication, and what other awesome books Amor Towles has written!
And so much more!
Download the book today, and start reading it now! It is only 99 cents!
Note to readers: This is a summary and analysis companion book that is meant to enrich your reading experience. This is not Amor Towle's original A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel. Regardless, we promise that you will enjoy your reading experience thoroughly!
A Gentleman in Moscow is an intricately crafted novel by Amor Towles that manages to tell a decades long story involving only a few main characters and one location – the Metropol Hotel in Moscow.
Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov is sentenced to permanent house arrest within the Metropol Hotel in 1922 because of he is considered a threat to the Communist Party. Upon being sentenced, the Count is forced to move from his lavish suite in the hotel up to the isolated 6th floor. Rather than dwelling on his new riches to rags situation, he chooses to embrace practicalities and foster the aesthetics that are central to his spirit.
While living in the hotel, he befriends the hotel staff and a young girl named Nina who also lives there. Nina opens Rostov’s eyes to all the hotel offers. With her help, he learns about every corner of the hotel and learns the intricacies of hotel life. After Nina presents him with her secret hotel passkey, Rostov can explore any area he wants, and he discovers the hotel is a whole world itself.
This summary contains tantalizing sections like:
1) A detailed book summary that will be sure get you going!
2) An engaging bunch of discussion questions to help you dive even deeper into the book.
3) An analysis of the motifs, themes, and key characters present within the text.
4) Information about publication, and what other awesome books Amor Towles has written!
And so much more!
Download the book today, and start reading it now! It is only 99 cents!
Note to readers: This is a summary and analysis companion book that is meant to enrich your reading experience. This is not Amor Towle's original A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel. Regardless, we promise that you will enjoy your reading experience thoroughly!
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Published May 5, 2017
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October 26, 2022
I wanted to like it - the author is such a great writer with human insight and great phrasing...but the storyline didn’t keep my attention. I do wonder if a movie would be better, depending on casting.
August 10, 2023
Good book but LOOOOOOng
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