Book · 2011 · Fiction
Rules of Civility
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- podcasts
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- episodes
- 5
- recommendations
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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.
What they say about it
- Mentioned as an author work“written a number of novels”2
The best things said about it
I would encourage people to read Rules of Civility first.
Rules of Civility is a masterpiece by the way. You could argue I hope it becomes under consideration for the Great American novel.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles is a celebrated historical fiction novel that follows a young woman navigating high society in New York City during the late 1930s. Mary Catherine Hamm recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show, praising the author as a wonderfully beautiful writer whose prose is exceptionally strong. Similarly, Russ Roberts spoke about the work on EconTalk, describing it as an absolute masterpiece that could rightfully be considered a contender for the Great American novel, and encouraging listeners to read it first among the author's publications. The novel also came up during discussions on The Book Review, where host Gilbert Cruz and guest Amor Towles discussed the author's extraordinary career trajectory that began with the publication of this 2011 debut. Towles shared how the commercial success of the book allowed him to retire from his firm, and explained how a charismatic, troublemaking character from the story named Eve ultimately inspired a later novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. Furthermore, Doug Brunt mentioned the novel on The Megyn Kelly Show while referencing Towles's broader literary bibliography, and Tina Jordan noted its connection to the author's subsequent short story collection on The Book Review.
Every mention
Russ Roberts so if you're listening uh I would start actually I like to do them in order I didn't but I would encourage… 2
“Rules of Civility is a masterpiece by the way you could argue I hope it becomes under consideration for the the Great American novel I think that's what you were aiming for and I could you could argue you succeeded it's an extraordinary book about American mores personalities philosophy and so on”
“so if you're listening uh I would start actually I like to do them in order I didn't but I would encourage people to read roles of Civility first”
Amor Towles then I wrote Rules of Civility and then when that became a seller I retired from the firm and and I I think… 2
“then I wrote Rules of Civility and then when that became a seller I retired from the firm and and I I think that in retrospect for me that worked out”
“when I finished of Civility there was a character who was a great troublemaker and and very sort of charismatic named Eve who was Katie's roommate who in the middle or late in the novel just goes to Hollywood in 1938 without telling anybody”
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”
Tina Jordan for for tols who has written a lot of fiction set in the past there is one story in table for two set in Go… 1
“for for tols who has written a lot of fiction set in the past there is one story in table for two set in Golden Age Hollywood and it stars a character from his novel rules of ability”
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”
“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 know the character is like saying I would never do this you know and so uh you're like oh in in my first novel Rules of Civility one of the central characters is a character named Eve who was sort of a troublemaker in New York City in the mid-30s she leaves the city after some sort of turmoil”
“that was Rules of Civility that was published while I was still a partner at the firm and when that became a bestseller that's when I retired”