Graduated from Stanford University with an M.A. in English, Amor Towles found himself working in investment banking despite dreams of being a writer. After establishing a dependable career, he returned to writing, sitting down to produce his first novel Rules of Civility (2011) in his mid-40s.
Towles credits Peter Matthiessen, a famous novelist and one of the founders of The Paris Review, as his mentor when he was younger. His first two books, Rules of Civility (2011) and A Gentleman in Moscow (2016), have both received critical acclaim. Rules of Civility was so successful that Towles quit his job in investment banking to pursue writing full-time, and A Gentleman in Moscow was a 2016 Finalist for the Kirkus Prize for Fiction.
Towles’ work often takes inspiration from history, as his first novel is set in post-Depression New York City and his second in Russia under Stalin’s rule. His third novel, The Lincoln Highway (2021), is set in Nebraska in 1952, in the shadow of World War II and the postwar economic boom.
A Gentleman in Moscow is a novel by Amor Towles. The novel was published by Viking Publishers on the 6th of September 2016. The audio version was read by Nicholas Guy Smith and released by Penguin Random House. His previous novel, Rules of...
The Lincoln Highway (2021) is a road-trip narrative set in 1954 America, spanning a timeline of ten days and 1,500 miles across the country. Packed into ten short days is the story of four boys’ journeys to find their respective futures, as Emmett...
Rules of Civility is the first novel published by author Amor Towles. The novel was accepted for publication but without excessive expectations for its success. After all, he had enjoyed a successful career in the banking industry since 1991 upon...
