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Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year-old named Katey Kontent.
Aug 12, 2011 · In Towles’s first novel, “Rules of Civility,” his clever heroine, who grew up in Brooklyn as “Katya,” restyles herself in 1930s Manhattan as the more clubbable “Katey,” aspiring to...
Jul 26, 2011 · This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table.
Published in 2011, Rules of Civility is American author Amor Towles’ acclaimed debut novel. Set at the end of the 1930s during The Great Depression, the narrative follows spunky roommates Katey Kontent and Evelyn Ross as they make their way up the social ladder in New York society.
"Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles is a captivating novel set in New York City during the late 1930s. The story follows the life of Katey Kontent, a young woman from humble beginnings who finds herself navigating the glamorous and fast-paced world of Manhattan's elite.
July 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the publication of Rules of Civility. As a novel about a twenty-five-year-old woman from a working class background who’s setting out to climb the socio-economic ladder of New York in 1938 – Amor Towles.
Jul 26, 2011 · A sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year- old named Katey Kontent.
Aug 2, 2011 · Rules Of Civility. By Amor Towles. Purchase. Amor Towles' stylish, elegant and deliberately anachronistic debut novel transports readers back to Manhattan in 1938, just before the sharp...
Rules of Civility. by Amor Towles. 4.08 · 242,508 Ratings · 23,316 Reviews · published 2011 · 114 editions. This sophisticated and entertaining first novel pr…. Want to Read. Rate it:
Jun 26, 2012 · Rules of Civility: A Novel. Paperback – June 26, 2012. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table.
