Barbara Monk
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Amor Towles:
Halfway thru the book, I went back to your bio because I was certain that you had to have been raised in Russia, or at least spent a lot of time there. It made me feel like I could understand a little better how people can live under such tyranny and still love their country and be happy. Have you spent time in Russia, or did you get all that just by studying history books?
Amor Towles
Dear Barbara,
I have spent only a few weeks in Russia in my life. So what sense of Russia I have is, for better or worse, from reading the country's literature and some of its history.
I have spent only a few weeks in Russia in my life. So what sense of Russia I have is, for better or worse, from reading the country's literature and some of its history.
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Roberta McNulty
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Amor Towles:
I have just returned from a two week holiday in Russia travelling from St Petersburg to Moscow by river. Moscow is a beautiful city and we learned a lot about Russian culture from a perfect English speaking Russian tour guide. It was so wonderful reading A Gentleman in Moscow as I knew all the places mentioned in the book as well as the historical references. Did you spend much time in Moscow before you wrote it?
Katie
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Amor Towles:
Hi! Really wanted to thank you for a Gentleman in Moscow- am not exaggerating when I say it really has changed our outlook on life and is beloved by both my husband and I. My question is a bit trivial: I'll be attempting the Bouillabaisse this weekend, and the Absinthe chapter is one of my favourites in the novel. I can't seem to find absinthe in any recipes of bouillabaisse- is there a story here?
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