Most Popular Books by Amor Towles

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and A Gentleman in Moscow, a “sharply stylish” (Boston Globe) book about a young woman in post-Depression era New York who suddenly finds herself thrust into high society—now with over one million readers worldwide On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table. This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a year-long journey into the upper echelons of New York society—where she will have little to rely upon other than a bracing wit and her own brand of cool nerve. With its sparkling depiction of New York’s social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, Rules of Civility won the hearts of readers and critics alike.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett''s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden''s car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett''s future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles''s third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.” – Bill Gates

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers, soon to be a Showtime/Paramount series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

A New York Times Bestseller “This may be Towles’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart.” —Los Angeles Times “The book spans the 20th century, bringing characters into tableaus of deceit and desire. Beneath his coifed prose Towles is a master of the shiv, the bait and switch; we see the flash of light before the shock wave strikes, often in the final sentence. . . . Table for Two delivers the kick of a martini served in the Polo Lounge.” – The New York Times Book Review 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, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles’s canon of stylish and transporting fiction.

A collectible tenth-anniversary edition of a modern classic that has captivated millions This deluxe hardcover edition of A Gentleman in Moscow includes: A limited edition jacket with foil and embossing Beautifully designed and stenciled edges Illustrated endpapers In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose. A New York Times Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Twenty-First Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century • Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Miami Herald

Amor Towles cria um romance encantador ao combinar juventude, autodescoberta e amizade ao cenário dos Estados Unidos dos anos 1950 Em junho de 1954, Emmett Watson, um jovem de dezoito anos, é levado para casa, em Nebraska, Estados Unidos, pelo tutor da instituição juvenil onde ficou internado por quinze meses após ter cometido um homicídio culposo. Sem a mãe, que foi embora de sua vida anos antes, o pai, que morreu recentemente, e a propriedade da família, tomada pelo banco, Emmett só quer pegar o irmão mais novo, Billy, e partir para a Califórnia, onde poderão começar uma nova vida. Mas quando o tutor Williams vai embora, Emmett se depara com dois amigos da instituição — o astuto e carismático Duchess e o zeloso e nada convencional Woolly —, que fugiram escondidos no porta-malas do carro que o trouxera. Agora, juntos, os quatro pegarão a estrada e terão que conciliar os diferentes planos para o futuro — um dos quais os levará a uma fatídica jornada a Nova York, direção oposta ao destino final de Emmett. O novo livro de Amor Towles, que se passa em dez dias corridos e é contado a partir de vários pontos de vista, é uma história de múltiplas camadas sobre infortúnios e autodescoberta, composta por uma gama de personagens muito ecléticos. É uma empolgante aventura sobre rodas, um romance tão intenso, arrebatador e tocante quanto os leitores de Towles esperam.

Nummer 1 New York Times-bestseller, al meer dan een miljoen exemplaren verkocht – een met vaart geschreven en gelaagde roman over drie vrienden en een achtjarige jongen die zichzelf ontdekken in het Amerika van de jaren vijftig De zomer van 1954: na anderhalf jaar in de jeugdinrichting Salina te hebben vastgezeten, keert de achttienjarige Emmett Watson terug naar zijn ouderlijk huis in Nebraska. Het enige wat daar nog op hem wacht is zijn kleine broertje Billy. Emmetts moeder verliet het gezin toen hij nog kind was, zijn vader is onlangs overleden en de familieboerderij is door de bank in beslag genomen. Emmett wil met zijn broertje opnieuw beginnen, op een plek ver van huis. Samen met Billy is hij van plan de Lincoln Highway te volgen naar San Francisco, een route die hun moeder volgens een stapel mysterieuze ansichtkaarten jaren eerder heeft afgelegd. De roadtrip neemt een wending als Duchess en Woolly, twee vrienden uit Salina, plotseling opduiken. Die hebben namelijk een heel ander plan voor de toekomst van Emmett bedacht, een plan dat hen allemaal op een noodlottige reis in de tegenovergestelde richting van de Lincoln Highway zal sturen: New York. Towles neemt je mee op een roadtrip door de Verenigde Staten van de jaren vijftig: een ware odyssee met allerlei obstakels en kleurrijke personages. Bijna terloops worden grote thema''s als schuld en boete, vriendschap en verraad aangeroerd. In de pers '' De Lincoln Highway is een roman als een rollercoaster, van begin tot eind vermakelijk.'' **** de Volkskrant ''Gun u zelf dit boek. U verdient het.'' ***** De Limburger ''Filmisch en meeslepend'' AD Boekenpanel ''De derde roman van de Amerikaanse successchrijver Amor Towles is een enerverende road novel over het Amerika van de jaren vijftig, waarin de bonte personages zeer tot de verbeelding spelen.'' NRC ''Deze sprankelende roman zit vol vaart en spanning. Het geheim zit ''m in de filmische beschrijvingen, de markante karakters en de jeugdige overmoed.'' ZIN Magazine ''Towles heeft een minuscule draad van het bestaan afgeknipt in tien onvoorspelbare dagen, en als we door zijn lens kijken, zien we dat deze vluchtige tussenruimte wemelt van verhalen, zo groot als legendes.'' The New York Times ''De Lincoln Highway is nog beter dan Towles'' vorige, veelgeprezen romans. Een bijzondere mix van plezier en onheil en boordevol onthullingen over de Amerikaanse mythe, de kunst van het vertellen en de niet-aflatende aantrekkingskracht van de geschiedenis. Een opwindende rit door Americana.'' Kirkus Reviews ''Met uitstekend opgetekende personages, prachtige woorden en een realistisch gevoel van morele integriteit voelt De Lincoln Highway nu al als een Amerikaanse coming of age-klassieker naast The Catcher in the Rye en To Kill a Mockingbird.'' Red