Historical · Literary
A Gentleman in Moscow
After the Russian Revolution, a Count is sentenced to house arrest in the grand Metropol Hotel, across the street from the Kremlin. As the decades pass, he builds a surprisingly full life within its walls.
- First published
- 2016
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like elegant, comic, civilised novels with a charming lead and a warm sense of community.
Skip this if you want fast plotting; the pleasure is in digressions, manners and detail.
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