A Gentleman in Moscow
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Prologue Book 1, 1922, An Ambassador Book 1, An Anglican Ashore Book 1, An Appointment Book 1, An Acquaintanceship Book 1, Anyway… Book 1, Around and About Book 1, An Assembly Book 1, Archaeologies Book 1, Advent Book 2, 1923, An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary Book 2, Addendum Book 2, 1924, Anonymity Book 2, 1926, Adieu Book 3, 1930 Book 3, Arachne’s Art Book 3, An Afternoon Assignation Book 3, An Alliance Book 3, Absinthe Book 3, Addendum Book 3, 1938, An Arrival Book 3, Adjustments Book 3, Ascending, Alighting Book 3, 1946 Book 3, Antics, Antitheses, an Accident Book 4, 1950, Adagio, Andante, Allegro Book 4, 1952, America Book 4, 1953, Apostles and Apostates Book 5, 1954, Applause and Acclaim Book 5, Achilles Agonistes Book 5, Arrivederci Book 5, Adulthood Book 5, An Announcement Book 5, Anecdotes Book 5, An Association Book 5, Antagonists at Arms (And an Absolution) Book 5, Apotheosis Afterword, Afterwards… Afterword, And Anon
Themes
All Themes Imprisonment, Freedom, and Purpose Change and Adaptation Friendship, Family, and Love Chance, Luck, and Fate Bolshevism and Class Struggle
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Characters
All Characters The Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich (Mishka) Anna Urbanova Nina Kulikova Sofia The Bishop Andrey Duras Emile Zhukovsky Marina Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov Richard Vanderwhile Abram Helena The Hussar Officer The Countess The Grand Duke Demidov
Terms
All Terms The Bolsheviks
Symbols
All Symbols Nina’s Passkey Bread The Moths of Manchester
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Allusions Flashbacks Genre Hyperbole Imagery Metaphors Mood Pathos Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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A Gentleman in Moscow

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Amor Towles

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