Casey
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Amor Towles:
Good morning, I just finished A Gentleman in Moscow. It has to be one of the best books I've ever read. Top 5 in 60 years. Thank you for this graceful, vivid, and fascinating story. Would Nina and Sophie's later lives make amazing novels? But then, their mystery would also be gone. A double edged sword of wanting to know what happened to them, but knowing that we always don't get to know.
Amor Towles
Thanks for the kind words, Casey.
I think you are right that the mystery of their futures should remain in the hands of readers.
If you want rare news of my writing, I encourage you to register through the Contact page at amortowles.com
Best,
AT
I think you are right that the mystery of their futures should remain in the hands of readers.
If you want rare news of my writing, I encourage you to register through the Contact page at amortowles.com
Best,
AT
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Andrew
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Amor Towles:
Mr. Towles - We loved The Lincoln Highway but were shocked and disappointed to see you casually traffic in grossly antisemitic tropes. The statements (p.214) of Jews that "could hardly be trusted to give him a fair price" and needing to ensure that Billy "wasn't taken advantage of" by Jews (p.215) were entirely gratuitous and beneath a man of your intellect and sophistication. Why would you use such language?
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