Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
A Gentleman in Moscow  By  cover art

A Gentleman in Moscow

By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $25.08

Buy for $25.08

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh.

The Times Book of the Year 2017
A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017
A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2017
A Daily Express Book of the Year 2017
An Irish Times Book of the Year 2017
One of Barack Obama's Best Books of 2017
Nominated for the 2018 Independent Booksellers Week Award

On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.

Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval.

Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?

©2017 Amor Towles (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

What listeners say about A Gentleman in Moscow

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    246
  • 4 Stars
    40
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    241
  • 4 Stars
    33
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    223
  • 4 Stars
    40
  • 3 Stars
    9
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Engaging from start to finish

From the very beginning kept me captive. Resulted in absolutely unexpected finale.
As a Russian myself, find it very really relevant both from historical perspective and today’s events

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

If you like The Martian

This book is written very much along the lines of the 2015 film with Matt Damon, The Martian, in that it is one key character who is under house arrest in an exclusive Russian hotel at the time of the introduction of communism. There is lots of self talk, self reflection, dissection of seconds, hours & minutes, musings & reflection on guests & staff. Unlike The Martian, there are other alliances & characters that make their appearances along the way. Overall, the story comes together eventually & is tied up in a bow at the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful story

What and amazing, beautiful and uplifting story so well written and elegantly read. Would recommend highly.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Top 3 Books of the Year

How satisfying to listen to such a well written tale. Classy, literate and compassionate mini stories mingle amongst what we’re dreadful days of history in Russia. At times, I’m sure I heard the tinkle of cutlery, glass and an orchestra.
Can hardly wait to see the film currently being made starring Ewan McGregor as the Count. I do feel some regret that Kenneth Branagh declined the role. Maybe it was one two many times to be laboured with large moustaches.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A travel through history- remarkable 👏

Perfectly transported back in time, a wonderful and spellbounding story!! loved it from start to finish!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Magnificent!

The writing is beautiful, the characters compelling, and the story is well-paced. “For it is finally only our heartbreak that refutes everything that is ephemeral in love.”
The narrator did a superb job: expressive and yet as efficient and discrete as a concierge of the Hotel Metropol

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

my Book of the Year

A superb piece of controlled writing. So clever. So funny. So informative. So together. Superb.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Delightful

A beautifully written tale of a kindly gentleman and his quiet, unassuming and yet eventful life.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

One of the best audio books I have listened to.

Rich with contents of history and culture, deep and eloquent characters, this books was an absolute delight to listen to. The narration was just as wonderful.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely dreamy!

I loved living in the Metropole Hotel for so many hours. I didn’t want it to end!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!