Towles’s “Gentleman in Moscow” is filled with allusions to Russian poets and fiction writers.
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Russian Lit and Moscow’s Gentleman
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Amoer Towles, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Maxjm Gorky, Mayakovsky, Russian literature Comments closed
Reading Montaigne While Confined
In “Gentleman in Moscow,” the count turns to “Robinson Crusoe” to figure out how to survive. Reading Montaigne is a mixed bag.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Alexander Dumas, Amor Towles, Count of Monte Cristo, COVID-19, Daniel Defoe, Michel de Montaigne, Miguel de Cervantes, quarantine, Robinson Crusoe Comments closed
