Do yourself a favor – enjoy this book. My office was in the Metropol Hotel, room 384.
“Amor Towles’ sweeping Russian saga tells the story of Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, an intellectual and longtime resident of Moscow’s bustling Hotel Metropol, where movie stars, politicians, and Kremlin operators all rub elbows. Sentenced to house arrest for writing a political poem, Rostov immerses himself in the goings-on of his fellow tenants while cultural upheaval rages beyond the hotel’s walls. Towles delves into issues of family duty, friendship, romance, and personal transformation, all while maintaining his light-as-a-feather tone and delicious characterizations. A Gentleman in Moscow is a truly gripping read.”
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