A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel [B1437-HC]

2016 HCDJ in nice clean condition. The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers. A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" pick. From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count's endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This has officially joined the ranks as one of my all-time favorites. No writing, no setting, no characters have ever created the sense of comfort I felt within these pages. It was my first time reading Amor Towles, and I can't wait to read more."; "Not sure why it took me so long to get into this book, but once I was in, I loved it. It reminded me of a time gone by and people of character that I am missing lately."; "So pleasantly surprised by this book! Not something I would normally pick to read but it was funny and witty and so engaging, Count Rostov is just a silly dude who can't keep his thoughts to himself."; "Such a well told story, and one that had enough plot twists to keep it interesting."; "Another reviewer said it best: this book is less of a story that must be told and more of a work of art. Very "slice of life" and beautiful to read. There's no gripping plot, it's more like your grandfather telling you about his life-you hear about the exciting things and the mundane and they all add up to a lovely story."