Amor Towles

About the Author

Amor Towles spent his childhood in the Boston area of Massachusetts. After graduating from Yale College, he received a master’s degree in English from Stanford University, and later went on to work at an investment profession in New York City. He worked in finance for over 20 years, and he wrote his debut novel Rules of Civility while still working full-time on Wall Street. When Rules of Civility became a bestseller, Towles stepped away from the world of finance and started writing full-time. He quickly began working on two other novels, A Gentleman in Moscow (which he published in 2016 to critical acclaim) and The Lincoln Highway. He currently lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

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A Gentleman in Moscow

On June 21, 1922, Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov is sentenced to a life of house arrest in Moscow’s Metropol Hotel. The sentence is handed down by a Bolshevik tribunal because the Count allegedly w... view guide

The Lincoln Highway

After serving his sentence at Salina, a juvenile work camp, 18-year-old Emmett Watson is driven back to his home in Nebraska. There, he reunites with his 8-year-old brother Billy, who has been stay... view guide