Summary of a Gentleman in Moscow: a Novel by Amor Towles

ISBN-10: 1549719289
ISBN-13: 9781549719288
Series: Summary of A Gentleman in Moscow
Pages: 96
Language: English
Published: 2017-09-11
Author: Brief Books

Description

A Gentleman in Moscow is an intricately crafted novel by Amor Towles that manages to tell a decades long story involving only a few main characters and one location - the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov is sentenced to permanent house arrest within the Metropol Hotel in 1922 because of he is considered a threat to the Communist Party. Upon being sentenced, the Count is forced to move from his lavish suite in the hotel up to the isolated 6th floor. Rather than dwelling on his new riches to rags situation, he chooses to embrace practicalities and foster the aesthetics that are central to his spirit. While living in the hotel, he befriends the hotel staff and a young girl named Nina who also lives there. Nina opens Rostov's eyes to all the hotel offers. With her help, he learns about every corner of the hotel and learns the intricacies of hotel life. After Nina presents him with her secret hotel passkey, Rostov can explore any area he wants, and he discovers the hotel is a whole world itself. In this summary and analysis of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, you'll get to enjoy: A detailed chapter-by-chapter overview that depicts all of the antics Count Alexander gets into! A list of main and secondary characters, and a detailed analysis of the key figures in this text Author information, along with other books you might enjoy! The major symbols, motifs, and themes present within the original A Gentleman in Moscow! AND MUCH MORE! Purchase today, and excitingly enjoy this detailed summary and analysis! NOTE TO READERS: This is a summary and analysis companion book to A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel by Amor Towles. This is not the original text, and we strongly recommend you purchase the original book as well. Thank you!