TOWLES, Amor.
Rules of Civility.
New York: Viking , 2011.
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"It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book": First Edition of Rules of Civility; signed by Amor Towles With a Drawing
First edition of Amor Towles' critically acclaimed debut novel. Octavo, original publisher's half cloth. Boldly signed by Amos Towles on the title page with a hand-drawn martini glass and olive opposite the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Maggie Payette.
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles is a stylish and introspective novel set in 1930s New York, exploring themes of social mobility, self-invention, and the moral compromises embedded in the pursuit of elegance and status. Narrated by Katey Kontent, a sharp and ambitious young woman navigating the city’s glittering elite, the novel blends the narrative sophistication of literary modernism with the charm of mid-century American fiction. Towles’ prose evokes the polished restraint of Fitzgerald while subtly critiquing the illusions of class and identity that defined the era. "Amor Towles immerses the reader in New York's prewar cafe society like no one else. An irresistible, compelling read" (Kevin Baker, author of 'Strivers Row').
Rules of Civility.
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