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A Gentleman in Moscow
In June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is spared a firing squad and sentenced to spend the rest of his life inside Moscow's Hotel Metropol. Moved from a grand suite to a servant's attic, he watches a century arrive through revolving doors, kitchens, and a child who was only supposed to stay a month. Amor Towles's novel is witty, lavish, and unexpectedly tender: a story about making a life in reduced rooms, and whether courtesy is resistance — or a beautiful way to look away.
“If a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.”
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Plan your meeting
A Gentleman in Moscow This or That
Answer in under three seconds. No wrong answers — only revealing ones.
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Rapid fire (60 seconds)
Read these aloud as fast as the group can shout answers.
- 1. Attic with a desk or Suite 317?
- 2. Boyarsky seating chart or Piazza orchestra table?
- 3. Passkey in a pocket or Twice-tolling clock on a shelf?
- 4. Roof honey or Midnight bouillabaisse?
- 5. Black tea in a proper glass or Coffee at a kitchen table?
- 6. Mustache or Clean shave Nina will interrogate?
- 7. Ballroom from the vents or Yellow service corridors?
- 8. A window on Theatre Square or A door that only staff use?
- 9. One perfect stew after years or A different soup every night?
- 10. Gold in a desk leg or Gold in a hollow book?