Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles has a runtime of 17 hrs 52 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” Pick
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, 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.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs 52 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2016
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Genre Fiction / Literary Fiction
Listener Ratings
A Gentleman in Moscow holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 47189 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.8/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 79% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Beautifully written, unusual "plot"”
Ok Plot smot. Doesn’t have one in the traditional sense. The plot is the setting. You’re probably scratching your head saying, "Huh?" Here’s a capsule of the plot: Russian count sentenced to spend the rest of his life in a glorious Moscow hotel. If he leaves, he will be shot. But what a life he leads. Enough said about that.<br/><br/>Kudos to author Amor Towles. This book is beautifully written. And the main character grows in wisdom through the years (hopefully, we all do). The Count has well developed relationships, some short, but others lifelong. He’s a good man who always would see a glass half full, so the years in the hotel are a blessing, not a curse. There is wisdom in this book, if you listen for it.’<br/><br/>Nicholas Guy Smith does a first-rate job with the narration.<br/><br/>Did I mention that I liked this book so much that I listened to it twice? I rarely do that.— Wiley Brooks, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “The perfect narrator for this audio book!”
cleverly elegant Definitely the Count. No question. The narrator is fabulous. I could listen to him read the phonebook.— B. Thompson, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Give it some time–it’ll reel you in”
4.5 stars. I spent the first third of this book slogging through and wondering why it was given so many high-star ratings on Goodreads, only to become an ardent fan myself as the story progressed and the earlier threads started weaving together. Push through the first part and you’ll be rewarded! A fabulous narrator, and a well-developed tale.— Rahni, Audible listener
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