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The millions of listeners 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...

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Main Author: Towles, Amor (Author)
Other Authors: Ballerini, Edoardo, 1970- (Narrator), Smith-Cameron, J. (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Penguin Audio, [2024]
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Fate and fatalism > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Fiction.
Short stories.
Historical fiction.
Audiobooks.
Coming-of-age fiction.
Novellas.
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Summary:The millions of listeners 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 compromise 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.
Item Description:Title from web page.
Physical Description:11 audio discs (approximately 13 hr. 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:13:23:00
ISBN:9780593827260
0593827260
Author Notes:Amor Towles grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College and received an M.A. in English from Stanford University where he was a Scowcroft Fellow. His novel, "Rules of Civility" reached the bestseller lists of The New York Times, the Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. The book was rated by The Wall Street Journal as one of the ten best works of fiction in 2011. The book has been published in 15 languages. In the fall of 2012, the novel was optioned to be made into a feature film. Viking/Penguin published Towles's next novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, on September 6, 2016.

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