Amor Towles was born and raised in the Boston area. He graduated from Yale University and received an MA in English from Stanford University. An investment professional for over twenty years, he now devotes himself full time to writing. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.
[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and
delightful - much like the Count himself.
*Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year*
A comic masterpiece . . . very funny, tender and as laughably
accurate an account of the dismal nature of life in Soviet Russia
as one could hope for . . . Quite apart from the ingeniously
ludicrous plot and the acutely drawn characters, what adds to the
joy of this book is the precision of Towles’ style. Again and again
he conveys exactly the right impression with a deliciously
surprising choice of words . . . a sheer delight.
*Daily Express*
A work of great charm, intelligence and insight.
*Sunday Times*
No historical novel was more witty, insightful and original
*Sunday Times, Culture Magazine*
Elegant sentences, wonderful characters and inventive storytelling
. . . This is everything a novel should be: charming, witty, poetic
and generous. An absolute delight.
*Mail on Sunday*
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