With his breakout debut novel, Rules of Civility, Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction, bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life. In his phenomenal, best-selling follow up, A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles tells the story of Count Alexander Rostov, an aristocrat who in 1922 is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. An indomitable man of erudition and wit, Rostov has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in a tiny attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors. Brimming with humor and a glittering cast of characters, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.

Charter Humanists must reserve tickets by March 26th by calling Daniella Mazzio at (312) 777-1569.

This program is available to Teen Arts Pass holders. To purchase a ticket using your Teen Arts Pass, you must call the box office at (312) 605-8444.

This program is generously underwritten by Southwest Airlines and presented in partnership with the American Writers Museum.

Preorder your copy of A Gentleman in Moscow through the CHF box office and save 20%.