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A Gentleman in Moscow Ali Smith it gets right to theCount Alexander Rostov is sentenced in 1922 to lifelong house arrestnot in a prison, but within the elegant walls of the Hotel Metropol. Stripped of his former status and confined to a small attic room, the Count faces the sweep of Russian history not from the battlefield or the streets, but from a grand hotel near the Kremlin. Yet in this unlikely exile, a life rich in meaning unfolds. With grace, charm, and quiet resilience, Rostov finds purpose in