Amor Towles

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Much like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Amor Towles loves writing stories set within periods of social unrest when societies and social classes are shifting. They are often set in “bridge” periods just before or after wars. In Rules of Civility, Katey Kontent is from a modest background but finds herself thrown into the high society of Manhattan as World War II looms. A Gentleman in Moscow follows Count Alexander Rostov, an aristocrat who is sentenced to house arrest in the luxurious Metropol Hotel by the Bolshevik. He remains there for decades as the political landscape in Russia changes the country dramatically. In The Lincoln Highway, a young man goes on a road trip across America with two other boys in 1954. The country is on the cusp of social and cultural changes ushered in through the 1960s.

Towles’ novels are celebrated for their wit, charm, and profound insights into the human condition. He enjoys changing the structures, timelines, and characters between his novels providing unique and delightful changes to be discovered in each of his works.