![]() But my experience of writing the novel ended up being similar to that of the Count’s experience of house arrest: the hotel kept opening up in front of me to reveal more and more aspects of life. Initially, I imagined that the central challenge posed by the book was that I was trapping myself, my hero, and my readers in a single building for thirty-two years. What was the biggest challenge in writing the book? ![]() For both novels, once I had finished the first draft, I did some applied research in order to fine tune details. Most of the texture of the novel springs from the marriage of my imagination with that interest. Similarly, I chose to write A Gentleman in Moscow because of my longstanding fascination with Russian literature, culture, and history. I used this deep-seated familiarity as the foundation for inventing my version of 1938 New York in Rules of Civility. ![]() Even as young man, I was a fan of the 1920s and 1930s, eagerly reading the novels, watching the movies, and listening to the music of the era. Rather than pursuing research driven projects, I like to write from areas of existing fascination. What sort of research did you do for the book? ![]()
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