Amor Towles’ first novel, Rules of Civility, was a surprise hit, a deftly told tale of a bright young woman who makes her way through the strati of Manhattan society, beginning in the 1930s. Towles himself charmed in a visit to Parnassus Books in 2012, as he described how his grandmother helped inspire the book’s fascinating protagonist. Now Towles’ eagerly awaited second novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, has arrived. It’s the fictional story of Count Rostov, a Russian aristocrat seized by the Bolsheviks; the count spends 30 years under house arrest at a grand Moscow hotel, creating a rich life for himself within his peculiar captivity. Happily, Towles returns to Parnassus to discuss the new work. DANA KOPP FRANKLIN
Author Event With Amor Towles, Author of A Gentleman in Moscow
