The novel «A gentleman in Moscow» by Amor Tulz: the foundations of reader success

The article deals with a novel "A Gentleman in Moscow” by the contemporary American writer A. Towles. This novel in a short time gained great success with readers from different countries. The author of the article analyzes the foundations of this success, mostly due to the attractive image of the protagonist, who can be called a gentleman not just by appearance, but also inner beliefs. The hero retains his virtue in the difficult historical circumstances of the post-revolutionary years. The complex and controversial period of the Russian history from the 1920s to the 1950s is shown in the novel without the manifestation of anti-Russian prejudice.