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Erik Larson recommended A Gentleman in Moscow in Books (curated)

 
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8.0 (2 Ratings)
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"The plot centers on Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, sentenced by communist authorities, in 1922, to life imprisonment in the Metropol hotel in Moscow, with the warning, “should you ever set foot outside of the Metropol again, you will be shot.” Within the hotel’s walls, Rostov builds around himself a world of great vivacity and charm, aided by a troupe of eccentric characters including two savvy young girls, with the result that the book achieves that thing all writers hope for but rarely accomplish, a magic that transcends the words on the page."

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