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An Evening with Author Amor Towles

A man with gray hair sits in a chair with one hand resting on his forehead and a contemplative expression.

Born and raised in the Boston area, Amor Towles graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University. His thesis at Stanford, a short story cycle called “The Temptations of Pleasure”, was published in 1989 in Paris Review No. 112. After working as an investment professional for over twenty years, he now devotes himself full time to writing. His novels have collectively sold more than six million copies and been translated into more than thirty languages. Mr. Towles is the 2023 recipient of the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award.