Roberta McNulty
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Amor Towles:
I have just returned from a two week holiday in Russia travelling from St Petersburg to Moscow by river. Moscow is a beautiful city and we learned a lot about Russian culture from a perfect English speaking Russian tour guide. It was so wonderful reading A Gentleman in Moscow as I knew all the places mentioned in the book as well as the historical references. Did you spend much time in Moscow before you wrote it?
Amor Towles
Roberta,
Thanks for the kind words. I had not spent much time in Moscow before writing the book. For a detailed description of my interest in Russia I refer you to the Q&A and Readers Guide at amortowles.com
Best
AT
Thanks for the kind words. I had not spent much time in Moscow before writing the book. For a detailed description of my interest in Russia I refer you to the Q&A and Readers Guide at amortowles.com
Best
AT
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