Book · 2016 · Fiction
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Novel
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A Gentleman in Moscow is in my view it's one of my five favorite novels of all time.
The best things said about it
So I just read The Rules of Civility by Amar toles just a beautiful writer I had also read a gentleman in Moscow he's one of those writers that I don't really even care what you're writing Michael Siobhan is similar the prose is just so good.
Well I'm finally reading novel that spent years on the bestseller list a gentleman in Moscow by amort tols about the affable and aristocratic count Alexander rosoff.
The gentem Moscow has a very specific time structure to it which is that as you're reading the book the first thing that happens is the count gets sentenced to house arrest.
Amor Towles EconTalk · Aug 2022 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is a celebrated historical novel that follows an aristocratic Russian count who is sentenced to spend the remainder of his life inside a luxury hotel by a Bolshevik tribunal. The book has earned high praise from authors, critics, and podcast hosts alike. On The Ezra Klein Show, Mary Catherine Hamm recommended the novel while praising the author's exquisite prose and storytelling style. Russ Roberts offered an even stronger endorsement on EconTalk, declaring it one of his favorite novels of all time and a true masterpiece that he frequently gifts to others. Other podcast appearances featured discussions about the broader context of the author's bibliography; Doug Brunt mentioned the novel alongside Towles's other famous works on The Megyn Kelly Show, and Greg Cowles discussed its long tenure on the bestseller lists during episodes of The Book Review. Additionally, Tina Jordan and Gilbert Cruz highlighted the book's place in the author's publishing run. In a special interview on The Book Review, Amor Towles himself shared the history of the novel, recounting how Otto Penzler loved the book and selected it for his exclusive first editions club, cementing the novel's cherished status among readers and literary enthusiasts worldwide.
Every mention
Russ Roberts and I haven't said it yet but um and I apologize for not saying it earlier but a gentleman in Moscow is in… 3
“he is a um he is an Exemplar which is reason his you know his t his the title of the book is is a gentleman in Moscow is not just a man in Moscow”
“and I haven't said it yet but um and I apologize for not saying it earlier but a gentleman in Moscow is in my view it's one of my five favorite novels of all time um it's it's clearly a masterpiece it's everyone I've talked to loves it I've given it away to so many people or told them to”
“I would just say this I can't remember whether I read this and there was a review on Amazon or a friend probably an ex-friend now um said to me I didn't like that book a gentleman of Moscow nothing happens”
Amor Towles but for my novel a gentleman in Moscow Otto really loved the book and so he included it in his first editio… 2
“but for my novel a gentleman in Moscow Otto really loved the book and so he included it in his first editions Club the year that it came out”
“the gentem Moscow has a very specific time structure to it which is that as you're reading the book the first thing that happens is the count gets sentenced to house arrest”
Greg Cowles well I'm finally reading novel that spent years on the bestseller list a gentleman in Moscow by amort tols… 2
“well I'm finally reading novel that spent years on the bestseller list a gentleman in Moscow by amort tols about the affable and aristocratic count Alexander rosoff”
“notably um AMR towels has a new spy novel out called a gentleman in Moscow new at number eight on the hard covered fiction list”
Doug Brunt he's written a number of novels that people might recognize a gentleman in Moscow or Rules of Civility or L… 1
“he's written a number of novels that people might recognize a gentleman in Moscow or Rules of Civility or Lincoln Highway”
Gilbert Cruz CU in in 2011 You released Rules of Civility and you've had a pretty extraordinary run since then it was fo… 1
“CU in in 2011 You released Rules of Civility and you've had a pretty extraordinary run since then it was followed by gentleman of Moscow in the Lincoln Highway”
Mike Posner i ended up buying a gentleman in moscow 1
“i ended up buying a gentleman in moscow”
Reginald Dwayne Betts so if you get hooked on the Russians you could find the resources like they go dostevsky they go check off… 1
“so if you get hooked on the Russians you could find the resources like they go dostevsky they go check off they go a gentleman in Moscow which is a very new book to set in Russia”
Tina Jordan he is the author of gentleman in Moscow the Lincoln Highway 1
“he is the author of gentleman in Moscow the Lincoln Highway”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“so I just read The Rules of Civility by Amar toles just a beautiful writer I had also read a gentleman in Moscow he's one of those writers that I don't really even care what you're writing Michael Siobhan is similar the prose is just so good”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“first I'll be speaking to Amore tols author of the best-selling books Rules of Civility a gentleman in Moscow and the Lincoln Highway”
“number four Immortals on a gentleman in Moscow in the writer's craft”
“in 2011 at 46 he published his first book Rules of Civility was a big hit was followed in 2016 by a gentleman in Moscow and then in 2021 the Lincoln Highway”
“You may remember that the last time I was here I talked about Amore tls's novel a gentleman in Moscow and in some ways this is a really perfect book to follow that one”