Amor Towles

Amor Towles
Towles in 2018
Towles in 2018
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationYale University (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
Period2011–present
GenreLiterary fiction
Notable worksA Gentleman in Moscow
SpouseMaggie
Children2
Website
www.amortowles.com

Amor Towles (born 1964) is an American novelist. He is best known for his bestselling novels Rules of Civility (2011),[1] A Gentleman in Moscow (2016),[2] and The Lincoln Highway (2021).[3] Towles began writing following a career in investment banking.

  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. ^ Bachelder, Chris (October 5, 2021). "Amor Towles's New Novel Takes You on an American Road Trip". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2021.