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Amor Towles

アモル・トウルズ

Amor Towles

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-01-01 （Boston, Massachusetts）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Boston, Massachusetts → Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Investment Manager
Active Years
2011-2024
Influenced By
Peter Matthiessen
Nominations
2018 International Dublin Literary Award Longlist

Education

Yale University
Yale College
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: United States
Stanford University
English
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: United States
Scowcroft Fellow

Awards

Kirkus Prize for Fiction
2016
Work: A Gentleman in Moscow
Category: Fiction
Organization: Kirkus Reviews
Result: Finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rules of Civility

2011 Literary fiction
CivilitySocial Class

A Gentleman in Moscow

2016 Literary fiction
FateElegance
Adaptations
  • [TV series] A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)

The Lincoln Highway

2021 Literary fiction
AdventureFamily

Table for Two

2024 Short story collection

Bibliography

  • Rules of Civility (2011)
  • Eve in Hollywood (2013)
  • A Gentleman in Moscow (2016)
  • You Have Arrived at Your Destination (2019)
  • The Lincoln Highway (2021)
  • Table for Two (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Elegant proseHistorical detail
Recurring Motifs
20th-century AmericaIntertwined fates

Legacy

Bestselling author with millions of copies sold.

Trivia

  • At age 10, threw a bottle with a message into the Atlantic Ocean and received a reply from New York Times managing editor Harrison Salisbury.