A Gentleman In Moscow Book Club Dinner

A gentleman in moscow a gentleman in moscow is the story of count rostov a russian aristocrat sentenced by the bolsheviks to a lifetime of house arrest in moscow s metropol hotel.

A gentleman in moscow book club dinner.

A gentleman in moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of count alexander rostov. In each book club session we dine on a delicious menu related to the book while we enjoy a lively discussion. The literary epicurean book club selection march 29 2017 by amor towles book description courtesy of goodreads. Episode 1808 a gentleman in moscow count alexander ilyich rostov a russian aristocrat was sentenced to a court imposed stay in moscow s hotel metropol because of his associations with a poem with revolutionary overtones.

When in 1922 he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a bolshevik tribunal the count is sentenced to house arrest. A gentleman in moscow this is the story of count alexander rostov a former person i e one born into an aristocratic family at the time of the russian revolution sentenced to house arrest within the walls of the luxurious metropol hotel in moscow for the remainder of his life. As a russian i am usually wary of books about russia written by foreigners. But instead of a luxurious suite he is placed under indefinite.

This elegantly told tale focuses on count alexander rostov who in june of 1922 is escorted out of the kremlin to the hotel metropol. Click the titles or photos to purchase from amazon where the crawdads sing by delia owens is a beautifully written novel that will stay with you long after you finish the last page. Friendship is a major theme in this novel. However if you enjoyed this one you ll like the next two listed below.

To keep the discussion interesting class size is limited to 16. Here s the description from the superstore website for a gentleman in moscow. A wine and food connoisseur while at the hotel the count dines at the hotel s restaurants. Did you think the author was successful in giving a balance view the count s life and what was going on in russia in that time.

They are often full of clichés and misconceptions that i find annoying and that make me lose all respect for the author. The setting of a gentleman in moscowis set in russia over a 32 year span from post revolutionary russia world war ii to the stalinist era. As a friend who recommended the book said a gentleman in moscow is wonderful on so many levels. Blini s w smoked salmon sour cream fresh dill.

The majority of a gentleman in moscow is told in the third person from the count s point of view. A gentleman in moscow achieved. Set in coastal marshes. This is not just any book club.

Initially this narrator appears in footnotes then in the addendums then in the historical introductions of 1930 1938 and 1946. A gentleman in moscow. It has been a while since i enjoyed a book as much as i did this one.