Amor Towles Books

More than half a million readers have fallen in love with the New York Times bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow 'Everything a novel should be: charming, witty, poetic and generous. An absolute delight' Mail on Sunday 'A work of great charm, intelligence and insight' Sunday Times 'Winning . . . gorgeous . . . satisfying . . . Towles is a craftsman' New York Times Book Review 'A comic masterpiece' Daily Express 'If we do a better book than this one on the book club this year we will be very very lucky' Matt Williams, Radio 2 Book Club 'Abundant in humour, history and humanity' Sunday Telegraph 'Wistful, whimsical and wry' Sunday Express On 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. But instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. While Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval, the Count, stripped of the trappings that defined his life, is forced to question what makes us who we are. And with the assistance of a glamorous actress, a cantankerous chef and a very serious child, Rostov unexpectedly discovers a new understanding of both pleasure and purpose.

Set in 1950s America, this novel captivates with its stylish narrative and sophisticated themes. The story unfolds against a backdrop of a transformative era, reflecting the complexities of society and personal ambition. With the author's signature blend of rich storytelling and compelling characters, readers are drawn into a world that explores the nuances of human relationships and societal expectations. The book promises an engaging journey through a pivotal time in American history, crafted by a master of contemporary fiction.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW 'Feels more mythically New York than a Woody Allen storyboard painted by Edward Hopper' THE TIMES 'Storytelling of the highest order' IRISH TIMES 'Towles is a craftsman' NEW YORK TIMES Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. Told from seven points of view, 'Eve in Hollywood' describes how one of Towles's most beloved characters, the indomitable Evelyn Ross from Rules of Civility, crafts a new future for herself--and others--in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets, bungalows and dive bars of 1930s Los Angeles. Written with his signature wit, humour and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles's canon of stylish and transporting fiction.

Rules Of Civility by Amor Towles is the unforgettable debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and The Lincoln Highway In a New York City jazz bar on the last night of 1937, watching a quartet because she couldn't afford to see the whole ensemble, there were certain things Katey Kontent knew: · how to sneak into the cinema, and steal silk stockings from Bendel's · how to type eighty words a minute, five thousand an hour, and nine million a year · that if you can still lose yourself in a Dickens novel then everything is going to be fine By the end of the year she'll have learned: · how to live like a redhead and insist upon the very best · that chance encounters can be fated, and the word 'yes' can be a poison · that riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat . . . 'If the unthinkable happened and I could never read another new work of fiction . . . I'd simply re-read this sparkling, stylish book, with yet another round of martinis as dry as the author's wit' Herald 'Terrific. A smart, witty, charming dry-martini of a novel' David Nicholls, author of One Day 'Achingly stylish . . . A witty, slick production, replete with dark intrigue, period details, and a suitably Katharine Hepburn-like heroine' Guardian 'A love letter to the city and the era . . . Towles creates a narrative that sparkles with sentences so beautiful you'll stop and re-read them' Stylist

Die legendären dreißiger Jahre in Hollywood – leichtfüßig, witzig und elegant erzählt. „Amor Towles ist ein Meistererzähler.“ New York Times Book Review Eine umwerfende Gesellschaftssatire vom Autor des Bestsellers „Ein Gentleman in Moskau“: Amor Towles erzählt mit augenzwinkernder Eleganz, wie eine Frau aus der Provinz die Glamourwelt Hollywoods austrickst. Nachdem Eve mit ihrem Freund in New York Schluss gemacht hat, bricht sie nach Los Angeles auf. Wenig später wird sie mit der berühmten Olivia de Havilland in den angesagten Lokalen Hollywoods gesehen. Es ist die Zeit, als „Vom Winde verweht“ gedreht wird und die Studios sich gegenseitig die Schauspielerinnen abjagen. Die ebenso raffinierte wie rätselhafte Eve gibt kaum etwas von sich preis, verwirrt jeden Möchtegern und Betrüger, der ihr begegnet, bis sie diejenige ist, die zuletzt lacht.

Moskva, New York, Los Angeles. Sedm příběhů od autora bestselleru Gentleman v Moskvě. Na konci Towlesova románu Pravidla zdvořilosti opouští Evelyn Rossová New York a vrací se domů. V Chicagu si to ale na poslední chvíli rozmyslí a namísto toho se vydává do Los Angeles… Je rok 1938 a Hollywood zažívá „zlatou éru“. Obstojí Eve ve světě stříbrného plátna? Kromě novely Eve v Hollywoodu obsahuje Stůl pro dva šest povídek zasazených převážně do současného New Yorku. Začínající spisovatel začne padělat podpisy slavných autorů. Mladá žena sleduje svého otčíma, aby zjistila, jestli není nevěrný její matce. Bývalý rolník v porevolučním Rusku objeví nadání pro stání ve frontách. Ve všech příbězích se vyskytuje okamžik, kdy se dvě postavy octnou proti sobě u stolu, a na jejich dalších slovech často závisí jejich budoucnost…