Amor Towles

Amor Towles (born 1964) is an American novelist. He is best known for his bestseller novels Rules of Civility (2011)[1] and A Gentleman in Moscow (2016).[2]

Early life and education

Towles was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College and received an M.A. in English from Stanford University, where he was a Scowcroft Fellow.

Career

From 1991-2012, he worked as an investment professional in New York.[3]

Works

Fiction

References

  1. Groskop, Viv (2011-07-15). "Rules of Civility by Amor Towles – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  2. Taylor, Craig (2016-09-23). "A Count Becomes a Waiter in a Novel of Soviet Supremacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. "Amor Towles". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

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