Literary Historical fiction 2016

Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Published in Spanish as Un caballero en Moscú

A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov.

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What it is

A place nobody can leave · funny and sad at once

What happens in it

Closed setting

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a story shut inside one place
  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

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