A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is a richly written novel that tells the story of Count Alexander Rostov, a Russian aristocrat sentenced to lifelong house arrest inside Moscow’s grand Metropol Hotel during the early years of the Soviet Union.

As decades pass and history unfolds beyond the hotel’s walls, the Count builds a meaningful life within confinement—forming deep friendships, finding love, and discovering purpose through wit, grace, and resilience. The novel beautifully explores themes of dignity, freedom, time, and the power of human connection.

Elegant, warm, and deeply moving, A Gentleman in Moscow is a celebration of civility and the idea that a person’s inner life can be expansive, even when their physical world is limited.