A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow is a novel by Amor Towles, first published in New York by Viking on 6 September 2016, with a London edition from Hutchinson the same year. After the Russian Revolution, a count is sentenced to lifelong house arrest in Moscow's Hotel Metropol and makes a life inside it.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Viking, New York, 2016
- First UK edition
- Hutchinson, 2016
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles was first published in 2016. We track 2 editions.
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- Hutchinson2016 Paperback I own A Gentleman in Moscow, Hutchinson 2016 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- A Gentleman in Moscow television series
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Moscow
In print
- Editions recorded
- 28 on Open Library, 12 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 9 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of A Gentleman in Moscow are there?
We track 2 editions of A Gentleman in Moscow. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has A Gentleman in Moscow been adapted?
Yes, including A Gentleman in Moscow (television series), according to Wikidata.
When was A Gentleman in Moscow first published?
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles was first published in 2016.
Where these facts come from
- A Gentleman in Moscow, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- A Gentleman in Moscow editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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