A Gentleman in Moscow
A Russian count is sentenced to house arrest in a luxury hotel and must find purpose within its walls over three decades.
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A Russian aristocrat sentenced to permanent house arrest in a grand Moscow hotel builds an unexpected life within its walls as the world outside transforms around him.
No. Count Alexander Rostov is fictional, but Amor Towles set the novel against real Soviet history from the 1922 house arrest era through 1954. The Hotel Metropol in Moscow is real and remains in operation.
Yes. Paramount+ adapted A Gentleman in Moscow into an eight-part limited series in 2024, starring Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov. The series was well received and follows the novel's structure closely.
Amor Towles writes in elegant, slightly formal prose with frequent literary references, but the novel is structured as accessible historical fiction. Most general readers find the pace gentle and the storytelling clear.
A Gentleman in Moscow was written by Amor Towles, published in 2016 by Viking.
A Gentleman in Moscow is 511 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, A Gentleman in Moscow takes most readers 8 to 11 hours to finish.
A Gentleman in Moscow is a standalone novel by Amor Towles, not part of a series.
A Gentleman in Moscow is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
