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"The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of comprise which operate at the heart of modern marriages. In Towles's novel, Rules of Civility, the indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September, 1938, with the intention of returning home to…mehr

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"The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of comprise which operate at the heart of modern marriages. In Towles's novel, Rules of Civility, the indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September, 1938, with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago, where her parents are waiting, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from seven points of view, "Eve in Hollywood" describes how Eve crafts a new future for herself--and others--in the midst of Hollywood's golden age. Throughout the stories, two characters often find themselves sitting across a table for two where the direction of their futures may hinge upon what they say to each other next. Written with his signature wit, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles's canon of stylish and transporting historical fiction"--
Autorenporträt
Amor Towles (Boston, 1964) se graduó en la Universidad de Yale y completó estudios de posgrado en Literatura Inglesa en Stanford. Su primera novela, Normas de cortesía (2012), traducida a más de quince idiomas y bestseller de The New York Times, fue considerada por The Wall Street Journal como uno de los mejores libros de 2011. La acogida del público se multiplicó con la publicación de su segunda novela, Un caballero en Moscú, que escaló hasta el primer puesto en la lista de The New York Times y de la cual se han vendido más de un millón de ejemplares hasta la fecha. Este éxito definitivo ha permitido a Towles abandonar el mundo de las finanzas y dedicarse a escribir a tiempo completo. En la actualidad vive en Manhattan con su mujer y sus dos hijos.